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Excepted benefits are specified limited scope health benefits that are exempt or excepted from the insurance market reform provisions of the Affordable Care Act and the health insurance requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1986, known as HIPAA.

A leading private exchange operator’s satisfaction survey shows that employees who shopped online for their health insurance in 2013 have a surprisingly high understanding of, and appreciation for, the value of this new sophisticated marketplace.

The percentage of adults without health insurance in the U.S. fell this month to the lowest level since the end of 2012 as the core provisions of Obamacare took effect, a Gallup poll found.

Some small businesses are facing a potential “double whammy” in 2016 from the Affordable Care Act, one expert warns.

Humana Inc. was sued by a Missouri man who claimed the insurer raised premiums for him and other customers and then failed to respond to requests to cancel policies, allegedly to increase revenue under the Affordable Care Act in what may be the first such lawsuit.

Medical expenses remain out of control in the U.S., where Americans have an “unsustainable attitude” that ignores the increasing cost of health care, the chief executive officer of insurer Aetna Inc. said.

Workplace Benefits Renaissance will be held Feb. 24-26 at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, N.J.

CMS accelerated $90 million deal, rather than go through normal one-year bidding process, as it did not believe current contractor could complete work on ‘urgently needed’ functionalities.

Financial Fitness surveyed nearly 24,000 employees to evaluate how the different generations are faring with retirement planning and expense management

Small-group employers are still particularly perplexed about their ACA options. Here are four options to leverage with these clients.