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Republicans in the U.S. House accused the AARP of gaining financially from President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul, which the influential elderly advocacy group supported.

After suffering steep losses during the financial crisis and recession, U.S. public pension funds' investments are making gains, according to government data, but the gains may not be enough to cover looming shortfalls.

As we approach the audit deadline for employee benefit audit plans, hopefully things are already in motion with your plan auditors. You have received the list of items they need to complete the audit, documents have been exchanged, and meetings are planned.

Health officials announced a new effort to curb America's obesity epidemic by moving science from the lab into clinical trials to find practical ways for prevention and treatment.

Financial advisers are losing an average of $20,000 in fees for not pricing their fee-based businesses competitively enough, according to a new survey from Toronto-based software firm PriceMetrix Inc.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued a proposed rule March 31 that establishes the Medicare Shared Savings Program authorized in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

A roundup of recent promotions and staff changes in the industry.

While health care costs are inevitably going to rise in the future, a 65-year-old couple retiring in 2011 will likely spend $230,000 on health care throughout their retirement, Fidelity estimates.

After a lengthy wait, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has issued final regulations and interpretive guidance for the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), the new disability law which was passed in 2008.

About 40 years ago, they were told to cut their hair and find a real job. Today, this same massive segment of the American population, better known as baby boomers, is getting another ultimatum: Stop spending so much money and work even longer at that real job.