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Year-over-year, however, that sales number is down 1.4% from $55.3 billion in the second quarter of 2012.

As long as retirees enroll with the private insurance exchange, IBM will subsidize their health care premiums at a similar level, the company says.

The percentage of employees that rate themselves as being financially secure has dropped since 2011.

The cost of ‘Obamacare,’ “is much more sensitive than people previously appreciated” to employers’ decisions to drop coverage, says Jay Bhattacharya, an economist and Stanford associate professor of medicine.

House Republican leaders put together a plan to enact a stopgap government funding measure by forcing the Democratic-led Senate to take a largely symbolic vote on defunding President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act.

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The U.S. House of Representatives voted today on key legislation for brokers to practice in multiple states. Find out more and its status in the U.S. Senate.

At Tuesday’s ACA “pulse check” on Capitol Hill, four contractors gave the U.S. House of Representatives their take on exchange preparedness just three weeks until opening.

The financial well-being of employees affects both their health and their productivity. In addition, employees' financial problems become employers' financial problems. Employers who understand the current status of this stress can help improve the financial wellness of their employees and improve the company's bottom line at the same time. In a new nationwide survey, Purchasing Power found four powerful dynamics of financial stress for full-time employees. Elizabeth Halkos, chief revenue officer at Purchasing Power, offers three solutions for employers to help workers overcome financial obstacles and maintain their focus, engagement and productivity. [Images: Shutterstock]