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In another classic case of "Well, I've got some good news, and I've got some bad news," Mercer's latest study pins down the latest employee health care numbers. The company's latest annual National Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health

H.G. Wells - a perennial favorite of mine - once wrote that "human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe." That has never been more clear than this past year. But, the latest humanity-inspired sign of

Health care costs are skyrocketing out of control, the headlines blare. More than 40 million Americans cough and sniffle through life without health insurance, critics complain. Thomas Jefferson, in his treatise for independence, wrote

59 percent of Americans rate the health care system as fair (29 percent) or poor (30 percent). 24 percent of Americans feel the health care system needs a complete overhaul. 47 percent of Americans feel the health care system requires

BUFFALO, N.Y. - According to a survey released Oct. 29 by Meritain Health and the Partnership for Workplace Mental Health, 40 percent of employees aren't aware of their mental health benefits, and 35.7 percent would be more likely to use them

In fact, David Letterman once joked, "USA Today has come out with a new survey - apparently, three out of every four people make up 75 percent of the population." There's a survey for everything. Using survey data to support an argument

Presenteeism is a growing problem in the workplace and employers should take note. It occurs when an employee is at work but not fully productive due to a health condition, whether mental or physical, diagnosed or undiagnosed. The Society for

You've got to love election season. Few things are as entertaining as politicians waxing on about things they know little (or nothing) about. And there's nothing they love more than spouting off about things they think will get voters to the