Cost-Containment

The budget deficit for the current year is projected to come in well below what was estimated just a few months ago.

The Defense Department announced plans to furlough about 680,000 of its civilian employees for 11 days through the end of this fiscal year.

Employers increasingly are turning to medical discount cards as a way to boost benefits and employee spirits without busting their bottom lines.

A subsidiary of an Indian pharmaceutical company has agreed to pay $500 million fines and civil penalties for selling adulterated drugs and lying about tests to federal regulators.

One of the nations leading business groups is pressing President Obama to ensure incentives for job-sponsored wellness programs remain part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Data being released for the first time by the government on Wednesday shows that hospitals charge Medicare wildly differing amounts sometimes 10 to 20 times what Medicare typically reimburses for the same procedure, raising questions about how hospitals determine prices and why they differ so widely.

The number of part-time U.S. workers who could see their hours cut because of PPACA could reach as high as 2.3 million, a figure considerably lower than some have theorized.

A bipartisan Senate immigration bill would cost the government a net $6.3 trillion over the next 50 years to provide benefits for millions of people now living in the U.S. illegally.