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The birth-control rule stems from the health care law’s requirement that employers provide insurance coverage meeting minimum standards. Hobby Lobby says it could be fined as much as $475 million a year for noncompliance.

Leaders overseeing the launch of the federal health care exchange understood the importance of technology. But they did not understand how to build technology. And that lack of intuitive understanding and respect for the nature of how technology is built led to decisions that doomed the project's launch.

Smart investments in disease prevention, and keeping employees healthy in the first place, will pay off. This means moving beyond just worksite wellness to invest in building health outside office walls and in the community.

A behind the scenes look at how President Barack Obama is monitoring the ACA website situation as the Nov. 30 deadline to fix it fast approaches.

Sebelius cautioned that the “on” switch has not magically been flipped on, though “…the experience is vastly improved each and every day.”

The National Business Coalition on Health has developed ValuePort, an online benefits administration and strategy tool designed to help employers adopt value-based health strategies tailored to their populations.

The promise of 50,000 people being able to simultaneously use the site by Saturday – twice the capacity of last week – will be tested by congressional Republicans.

If you won the proverbial Wishbone pull during Thanksgiving dinner this year, what would you wish for? EBA asked brokers what their top wish would be for employee benefits, their clients, their company or themselves as Turkey Day approaches. And because the holiday is about expressing thanks, some also shared their top thank yous for the season. Share your own thoughts on our LinkedIn discussion board. And from all of us at EBA, we wish you and your families a Happy Thanksgiving holiday! [Images: Shutterstock]

Towers Watson acquired Liazon Corporation, a leader in developing and delivering private benefit exchanges for active employees, last week. Representatives of the consultancy believe that this acquisition, which follows the purchase of Extend Health in June 2012, has solidified their position as the leading player in the private exchange market through its OneExchange solution.

In certain regions, such as the Midwest, consumer-driven health plan enrollment is now more than twice that of HMOs, according to Mercer research on how employers mean to combat rising health care costs.