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As many as 8 million people will lose health care plans now offered through their employers, the Congressional Budget Office now estimates, up from a previous estimate of 5 million.
February 6 -
Lawmakers from Michigan and Wisconsin were among those who called PPACA a good first step toward health care coverage for all Americans at a Families USA conference in Washington.
February 6 -
The number of Americans projected to gain insurance from the U.S. health care law is eroding, by at least 5 million people, as the Obama administration struggles to implement the $1.3 trillion overhaul amid Republican opposition.
February 6 -
Almost 40% of boomers are obese, compared with 29% a generation ago. Fifty-two percent said they got no regular physical activity versus 17% of their parents, according to the study released this week.
February 5 -
The Family Medical Leave Act was signed into law 20 years ago today, offering an opportunity to dissect its successes and stumbles in offering workers expanded access to protected leave.
February 5 -
How many Gen X and Gen Y consumers are saving for retirement? Not nearly enough, according to LIMRA, an industry-funded research group.
February 5 -
The government said the rules announced last week would broaden the types of organizations eligible for an exemption from the birth-control mandate and make it easier for them to escape it.
February 4 -
A study released Monday morning from the ADP Research Institute indicates that while 77% of eligible full-time workers select health coverage, only 15% of eligible part-time workers do the same.
February 4 -
Payments from drugmakers and medical device companies to doctors must be disclosed to the U.S. government beginning next March, regulators said.
February 4 -
Among the noninsurance products available to help employee stress are education programs and credit counseling.
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