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This new strategy enhances benefit offerings for employees while controlling rising health care costs, according to a new employer survey.

Massachusetts, Minnesota, and Connecticut stand out for their relatively high performance for all ethnic groups, yet these states have considerable health disparities between white and nonwhite residents, says a new report.

Retirement planning advice is the first step toward improving retirement readiness, namely, how to invest, how much to save, when to retire and the role an annuity can play as part of a retirement plan, according to a TIAA report.

The Leapfrog Group, which graded 3,000 hospitals on how well they prevent medical errors, accidents and infection, measures nurse and doctor communication, hospital staff responsiveness and communication about medicines.

While inflation for other goods and services has subsided over the last year, the same is not true for health care, which may draw even more attention from finance, according to a new Mercer report.

There's a disconnect between the role employers think they're playing in employees' financial well-being and how supported workers feel, which is why surveying them is key since demographics have a big impact, says research.

SDBAs, which allow participants to invest their retirement savings in stocks and bonds, mutual funds and other securities, showed the average account balance at $328,239 in Q1, says a new Schwab report.

Employer-sponsored insurance covers approximately 180 million people and accounts for more than $1 trillion in health-spending annually, says a new Milken Institute survey, which highlights the need for employers to explore opportunities to improve health outcomes.