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With an annual 2010 average per covered employee health cost of just over $10,000, this means employers will see an increase of $100 to $200, which will be in addition to expected average annual cost increases of 8 percent to 10 percent.

More employers are providing value-added 401(k) plan features that help drive positive plan participation and savings behaviors, according to new research from Charles Schwab.

The nation's largest employers expect health care costs to jump 8.9 percent in 2011.

The Eastbridge Voluntary Industry Confidence Index climbed to 84 percent for 2010; a year ago, only about 73 percent of respondents were predicting new group growth.

COBRA enrollment rates remain high even though laid-off workers aren't receiving any more federal help to pay for premiums.

Most large employers will make changes to their health benefits next year to comply with health care reform and to manage anticipated cost increases.

Guess that's what you get when you throw a bunch of insurance commissioners in a room and tell 'em to figure what Congress meant when they passed health care reform.

Seventy-one percent of carriers and employers insist health care reform is 'extremely positive' for the medical tourism industry. But obstacles remain.