Benefits Manager

Information is a word that's bandied about in no small measure in this country when the subject of health care comes up.

Union leaders issued a report Tuesday that outlines ways Chicago can save $242 million while also saving the jobs of hundreds of city workers whom Mayor Rahm Emanuel has said he must lay off.

The Postal Service is considering closing more than 1 in 10 of its retail outlets.

A new study suggests that Medicare's 5-year-old prescription drug plan is keeping seniors out of hospitals and nursing homes, saving the federal program an estimated $12 billion a year in those costs.

Benefits for about 3,000 Maytag Corp. retirees can be changed by Whirlpool in an effort to bring them in line with current employees, according to a federal judge's ruling.

A brisk walk may not just keep your body in shape, it will help keep your mind sharp, too.

As employers are analyzing the new health care standards required by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, they increasingly turn to self-funded plans, according to a new report by Volk & Bell Benefits, a member firm of United Benefit Advisors.

After months of public nastiness and private negotiations, of court filings and rulings, of players and owners squabbling over more than $9 billion a year, NFL fans finally saw the handshake and heard the words they awaited: "Football's back."