Cost-Containment

Payroll cards, which are similar to debit cards, are a means for an employer to pay employees.

The good news is that a survey finds that 45 percent of responding employers plan to consider or will be using a private exchange before 2018.

Some congressional Democrats said they would continue to press to make additional benefits for jobless workers part of the bill, but it was unclear how strongly the White House would support them.

While 83 percent of those surveyed said they had health coverage, just 41 percent said they had dental coverage.

Abercrombie & Fitch is reworking its contract with Chairman and CEO Michael Jeffries, tying his compensation more closely with company performance.

The system is broken, they say, wasteful and expensive, and the way to fix it is to have increased transparency around pricing and performance.