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Lawmakers drafting a Massachusetts state budget are about to take another step forward.

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has taken another look at how federal health insurance subsidies might perform in a health exchange environment, and the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has updated an exchange governance draft.

The new Affordable Care Act medical loss ratio requirement may be leading to health insurance rate cuts in some communities, Charles Boorady says.

A Liberty Mutual survey shows that employers fail to take advantage of absence data they collect to manage the costly impact of employees being away from work.

They say if you’re not online, you’re behind. And it’s not so hard to get on board, with recruiting and branding tools such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter at your fingertips. But there are some things to keep in mind, such as being conscientious of the brand image, effectively engaging...

Black members of Congress pressed President Barack Obama on Thursday for a greater focus on creating jobs in urban areas where unemployment is often highest. Obama said he was trying to fix the economy as a whole, said Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo., chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus.

Employers increasingly realize that by taking a proactive interest in their employees’ health and by investing a little time and money into wellness programs, they can actually help prevent or offset rising costs and reduce losses. Here is a look at some catching wellness trends.

The government says that a bad economy has shortened the life of the trust funds that support the nation's two biggest benefit programs.