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Individuals planning for retirement are increasing their diversification and turning to professional managers for help, according to a study by Vanguard.

The National Business Group on Health has honored 66 U.S. employers for their ongoing commitment to promoting healthy work environments and encouraging workers to live healthier lifestyles. The honored employers, including 15 first-time winners, were presented with “2012 Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles” awards at the NBGH’s Institute on Innovation in Workforce Well-being Leadership Summit held in Washington, D.C.

Florida will not implement two provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act involving creation of a private insurance exchange and an expansion of Medicaid for the poor, according to Governor Rick Scott.

Although men undeniably come out ahead in the workplace when it comes to the pay gap and the leadership gap, new research from PsychTests.com indicates that a managerial gap may exist — and that in certain areas, women have a leg up on men.

The Supreme Court has agreed to review a Third Circuit ruling that could have a far reaching impact on how medical reimbursement provisions are used to recoup funds paid out by health plans.

Unlike summer blockbusters “The Amazing Spider-Man,” and “The Dark Knight Rises,” benefits practitioners won’t find any superheroes featured in “Murder by Proxy: How America Went Postal.” Unfortunately, though, there still are plenty of literal and figurative villains in the documentary, which aims to give HR/benefit professionals meaningful insight into workplace violence.

U.S. regulators and lawmakers recently helped advance what one generic drug industry leader coined “the most important pharmaceutical legislation since the 1984 Hatch-Waxman Act”: a plan that could help employers get a better handle on rising health care costs.

To help employers forecast potential penalties resulting from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as well as make proactive changes to their benefits lineup prior to 2014, the New Jersey Hospital Association has launched the Reform Insurance Penalty Estimator.

Voter support for President Barack Obama's health care overhaul has increased following the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling upholding it, although majorities still oppose it, a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Sunday showed.

Global consulting and actuarial firm Milliman identifies the major strategic considerations for plan sponsors, insurers, and advisers now that the Supreme Court has upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.