The majority of the participating 18 carriers posted significant sales growth in their hospital indemnity/supplemental medical product lines, and many showed double-digit increases, according to a recent Eastbridge study.

Health care organizations next year will more than likely work on tweaking the technologies that offer immediate ROI, according to SCIO Health Analytics Predictions in 2018.

Glassdoors chief economist Dr. Andrew Chamberlain gives his take of what will likely impact job growth across industries in 2018.

More than a few employers expect sexual harassment claims to increase as the floodgates of reporting have opened up, prompting many to revisit their workplace policies and training.

Using data on more than 24 million Blue Cross Blue Shield members in 2015, Moody's Analytics determined the relationship between county-level factors and 10 major health conditions, and found three broad groupings.

Six out of ten employees would take slightly less pay for an empathetic employer, and 77 percent would even work longer hours, according to Businessolvers survey of 1,128 employees.

Employers believe that the CVS-Aetna merger and other potential M&A deals in the industry are going to impact how people access health care - and how employers design their future health care strategies.

Costs for employer sponsored-medical plans in 2018 could increase by nearly triple the projected rate of inflation, as global risk factors such as high blood pressure, physical inactivity and obesity increase.