Michael Giardina

In a hearing focused on Healthcare.gov’s safeguards, chief members of the House Oversight Committee on security charged virtually opposite assessments of whether the American people should be resting easy or panicking.

Google said Tuesday that it will work with VSP Global to offer its Google Glass prescription lenses and frames at a subsidized price.

A recent assessment of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s 2013 actions points to a trending change among discriminatory enforcement in disability policies that will most likely lead to additional headaches among companies trying to stay above water.

Employers looking to avoid expensive spousal health coverage may be tipping the bill for more employees under their respective health care offerings as the uncovered married population opts in, a new study says.

Earlier this month, the Surgeon General released a new report on smoking and health, marking the health agency’s 50th anniversary for when it first linked smoking to health concerns. The “Nation’s Doctor” is now correlating even more dire consequences to the addiction that will likely push more employers to incorporate smoking cessation initiatives into wellness programs in order to curb health risks and boost employee productivity.

The Internal Revenue Service recently drafted ACA regulations that offer some insight into what will be the associated monetary penalties for individuals who do not take up health care coverage. IRS officials laid out guidelines for what will be deemed as “minimum essential coverage” under the ACA. Officials also offered a breakdown of fines.

Crediting uncertainty surrounding ACA’s implementation, Moody’s Investor Services slashed the outlook for U.S. health insurers to negative.

BeneTrac, a San Diego-based employee benefits administration software provider, says employers need to act now in order to comply with the ACA’s employer-shared responsibility clause.

New research from the Employee Benefit Research Institute says that the health savings accounts saw significant increases in 2013 when compared to employer-funded health reimbursement arrangements due to funding structures.

Vanguard is partnering with HelloWallet to offer financial education to employees within 401(k) plans that the Valley Forge, Pa.-based investment company administers, a firm spokesperson confirmed today.

The Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management Board grew its defined benefit retirement portfolio’s assets by $7.9 billion in 2013 thanks to 15.2% investment return.

The hotly contested issue of workplace flexibility and its inherent benefits have swayed a new group of managers, according to the National Workplace Flexibility Study.

Employers and human resource professionals looking to get ahead of the benefits and health care reform game should take a note of a new free survey in the works by McGraw Wentworth.

Do American employees know enough about retirement readiness and financial planning? A new interactive program airing on NBCUniversal and sponsored by ING U.S., Inc., will help to answer this brewing national question.