Healthcare

The nation’s largest pension fund and health insurer WellPoint Inc. cut medical costs 19% by capping the price of some surgeries, in the latest sign payers are taking a tougher line against rising hospital claims.

A politically charged morning kicked off the second day of NAHU’s annual meeting in Atlanta Monday with speakers from both sides of the aisle. One Republican policy wonk explained what he thinks is really going on with the ACA.

A Government Accountability Office report released this month shows computer systems for the insurance marketplaces may not be ready on time and training for the people who will assist consumers is behind schedule.

Website and phone interaction among problem areas

Regulators outline ways of meeting fiduciary responsibilities

Computer systems to help Americans gain coverage on the Affordable Care Act’s insurance exchanges may not be ready on time, and training for the people who will assist consumers is behind schedule, a government report found.

As plan sponsors continue to work through Affordable Care Act compliance, there has been some confusion about what types of plans are being sponsored. Here’s a look at the basics of these plans.

PricewaterhouseCoopers released results of an employee financial wellness study this week and found that 36% of employees in the generation born in the early ’60s through early ’80s say they’re likely to tap into their retirement savings.

It’s no secret that target-date funds have grown in popularity. A new Vanguard study, How America Saves, shows that 27% of plan participants were invested in single target-date funds at year-end 2012 and 51% of all participants use target-date funds. Also, 84% of sponsors offer target date funds, up 45% compared with 2007.

Position a nod to growth in broker-dealer channel.