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Health care costs have more than doubled for some American families over the past nine years, and they show few signs of dropping, according to a report released Wednesday by the actuarial consulting firm Milliman Inc.

Bill would redirect overpaid retirement system funding into payments for future retiree health benefits.

A leaked memo from Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Leo Apotheker warning of "another tough quarter" underscores the urgent concerns about the technology heavyweight's growth strategy and the challenges facing its new leader.

A proposal to extend unemployment benefits to thousands of jobless Tennesseans is being revived in the General Assembly.

Staffers at the White House budget office filed a petition Monday to join a labor union, seeking to gain more input over their working conditions.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing Starbucks for firing a dwarf who asked for a stool to perform her job as a barista at an El Paso, Texas shop.

A surprising study of nearly 46 million Medicare patients says older residents in rural areas are more likely to have any of nine common surgeries than people in cities.

As health care reform seeks to guarantee access to affordable coverage for all Americans, nursing home and home care lobbyists are seeking an exemption to the employee coverage requirement, saying that the industry cannot afford coverage for all employees.