Benefits Manager

The fifth annual U.S. Member Health Insurance Plan Study showed higher member satisfaction with integrated delivery systems, though the future of IDS is not clear.

A Fidelity Investments report notes that retiring couples this year will need $230,000 for medical expenses -- a drop from the $250,000 originally predicted by the Boston-based advisory firm.

A job forecast survey revealed an increase in hiring momentum during the first quarter, with more of the same likely in the second quarter.

Rising oncology drug costs are leading west-based insurers to re-evaluate treatment coverage as a medical benefit, versus a pharmaceutical cost.

A web seminar presented by Families and Work Institute and Society for Human Resource Management reports that effective workplaces and flexibility are keys to attracting talent and keeping it.

The showdown over Wisconsin's law that strips most public workers of nearly all their collective bargaining rights shifted from the Statehouse back to the courts Tuesday, but it remained unclear when or even whether the measure would take effect.

Debate on a bill to curtail collective bargaining for Ohio public workers has gotten under way with shouts and laughter from opponents and the House speaker threatening to clear the chamber's balcony.

A majority of America's largest companies are ready to step up hiring this year and more than 90 percent expect sales to improve, a new survey found.