Consumer Driven Health Care

Requiring workers who smoke to pay more for health insurance violates the Employee Retirement Income Security Act by unfairly targeting employees because of their health status, according to the suit.

Many younger Americans find the open enrollment process difficult and don't know who to turn to for help.

Nearly 75% of workers surveyed do not believe they have enough information to make a confident decision in open enrollment.

The talks come amid ongoing pressure from the federal government to control Medicare costs that have eaten away at Humana's finances and market value.

There's a proposal to cap the tax-free amount available for health care expenditures, including amounts paid by both an employer and an employee, according to the Republican Study Committee's budget proposal.

This shift could result in annual cost savings of as much as $37 billion.

The average American spent only 30-60 minutes making open enrollment decisions last year.

Activity in sectors such as physician medical groups and other services drove much of the volume in the third quarter, with 112 and 140 deals, respectively.