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I'm not a scientist, and I could tell you that cash is king. If you want someone to do/not do something, paying them is a good way to get the desired result.

An interesting and somewhat shocking Wall Street Journal report cites research from the Journal of the American Medical Association that finds coordination of care is ineffective at containing health care costs.

We always hear "one size doesn't fit all" regarding benefit plans, but research reported in the February EBN is showing the same is true for wellness interventions.

I'm not sure if it's due to the recession, but it seems many big-name companies are rebranding -- some to generally positive reviews, like Pepsi, and others not so much like Tropicana orange juice (which, strangely, is owned by PepsiCo). Kraft Foods also is rebranding, unveiling a new logo (seen here)...

You may not know it -- I didn't, until I did some digging -- but binge eating disorder is a huge (no pun intended) health issue in the United States. Research shows it's the most common eating problem - affecting 6 million people in the U.S. each year and costs $33 million a year in lost productivity,...

Providing personal and financial relief to working families is a concept that's grown in popularity, from President Obama on down -- even paving the way for several state mandates regarding work-life benefits like paid sick and family leave.

President Barack Obama last night reaffirmed his priority to provide universal health coverage and reduce health insurance costs, declaring before the joint session of Congress that "health-care reform cannot wait, it must not wait, and it will not wait another year."

Okay, so maybe most pension plan sponsors are already on Plan Q in terms of how to stop the blood-letting in their plans due to the economic crisis, but a recent report by Associate Editor Lydell Bridgeford on BenefitNews.com highlights analysis from Watson Wyatt sponsors may want to consider. Although...

So take this with a grain of salt here everyone, because the survey data came from Delta Dental themselves, but a press release hit my inbox recently declaring the dental benefits provider is No. 1 among consumers, dentists, brokers and benefits decisionmakers.

President Obama this morning unveiled his first budget, which includes a $634 billion down payment on achieving universal health care for Americans.