Today's proactive health care players need to consider the outside forces bearing down upon health care and to respond aggressively.

The third annual Employee Benefits Barometer report from Hub International examines benefits managers' priorities in the face of the ongoing economic recovery and the war for talent.

Theres a significant shift occurring in benefits packages offered by large employers. The focus is no longer all about plan cost containment. Instead, offering more choices to employees appears to be driving the benefits trend.

The administration has contacted insurance vendors that participate in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, informing them that they will be expected to address several hot health care topics in the plans they offer for next year.

The Pew Charitable Trusts recently outlined the quietly building demand that undocumented workers will place on the health care system as they age.

Companies such as Microsoft and Linux are partnering with online learning experts to develop curriculum designed to produce the workers they need more quickly than universities are producing them.

Lyft, which finds itself in an ongoing and vicious battle for drivers with Uber and other transportation services has announced a pilot program to see if benefits will bind drivers closer to Lyft.

A recent Modern Healthcare survey recognized a new focus on consumerism and asked respondents detailed questions about how they are positioning themselves as consumer-facing businesses.