seven in 10 plan sponsors say controlling health care costs is "highly important" to them.

Grassroots advocacy organization Save Flexible Spending Plans is making a last-ditch effort to get new Congressional leaders to repeal a provision of health reform before the Jan. 1 effective date.

As the year winds down, consumers with health care flexible spending accounts (FSAs) should check their account balances and make plans to spend any remaining funds by the end of the year so that those funds are not forfeited.

Employee Benefit Research Institute estimates of the Current Population Survey, March 2009-2010 Supplements.

MetLife announced Thursday it will no longer sell new long-term care insurance policies for individuals after Dec. 31, and will no longer be accepting new enrollments into existing group and multi-life LTCI plans.

However, as I look at my flex plan enrollment form, I can't help but feel like health reform pulled a fast one on us. And it was sneaky.

Restaurants fear new reform mandates will jeopardize their ability to offer affordable health insurance to part-time and full-time hourly workers that participate in a limited medical plan.

Roughly one-third of respondents say they will reduce health care benefits, 23 percent will reduce bonuses, and 18 percent will be reducing stock options/equity based compensation.