A new study from the Institute for Womens Policy Research finds that giving employees access to paid sick days reduces visits to hospital emergency rooms, saving $1 billion every year.

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that it is reducing payments for skilled nursing facilities by $3.87 billion in fiscal year 2012.

Employees enrolled in limited-benefit medical plans may be blocked from participating in the federal high-risk pool created by the PPACA.

In a recent survey, 81 percent of seniors who have Medicare coverage indicated that having to pay any more for Medicare benefits in the future would put either a heavy or serious financial burden on them.

A new analysis from Charles River Associates finds that group disability insurance protects as many as 500,000 families a year, translating into direct savings of $4.5 billion for taxpayers and the government.

The Burchfield Group, a pharmacy benefit consulting and auditing firm, believes that Express Scripts, Inc.'s purchase of Medco Health Solutions will be a 'sea change' for the PBM industry.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, paid leave benefits are the most widely available benefits offered by employers, with 91 percent of full-time workers in private industry receiving paid vacations.

A new study from HighRoads found that 71 percent of human resource executives prefer passive to active open enrollment periods, allowing employees to automatically renew their plans.