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This summer, enjoy some educational reading while relaxing by the beach or pool. EBN has compiled some must-read books that bring insight to the HR and benefits profession.

A new report suggests young and low-wage workers will face the greatest challenges in terms of health care eligibility and cost. Among employees under age 30, only half participated in their employer’s health benefits program in 2013, compared to 70% of employees age 40 and older, according to the 2013 ADP Annual Health Benefits Report.

Hope has been scuttled for one Texas woman and thousands of other health care workers across Texas when the state opted out of the Medicaid expansion earlier this month. Texas has the highest rate of uninsured people in the U.S.

Enrollment in private health insurance exchanges will likely match the public exchanges by 2017, when about 18% of Americans are expected to purchase their plans through the HIX model, according to Accenture research.

At NAHU’s annual conference this week, brokers said navigators couldn’t begin to replace the roles that they’ve held in their communities for years. The real question remains: what’s the point of navigators at all?

In the lead up to ACA implementation, dental carriers encourage employers not to forget about dental benefits.

The rising cost of health care is a top concern among employees, with 80% of those surveyed by Bank of America Merrill Lynch saying they’ve experienced an increase in health care costs during the last two years and, among those, 56% are saving less for retirement as a result.

Lack of plan sponsorship at work cited.

Five reasons plan sponsors seek to keep QDIA selections current.

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