While the rest of the country was trying to access exchange websites on Oct. 1 and having no luck, something remarkable happened in Connecticut.

Eager to meet client needs - and keep their business - brokers hunt for info on exchanges.

A Towers Watson survey suggests HR use of mobile apps is rising slowly but steadily.

John Lamb on two technologies that will help you keep pace with advancements.

The choices that benefits professionals make now about the ACA are crucial.

Despite a CMS report Friday that nearly half of all applications completed so far are from the federally-run state exchanges, brokers on the front lines have a different perspective.

Acknowledging Thursday that the exchange system “wasn’t tested enough,” CMS’ director of communications responded to issues brought up by government contractors earlier in the day on Capitol Hill.

As intelligence emerges about failed and rushed testing in the weeks leading up to the Oct. 1 launch of Healthcare.gov, an expert close to state-run exchanges says these issues may not be as easily fixed as the president alluded to on Monday.

Cigna has instructed brokers to halt selling insurance to individuals who are subsidy-eligible through its federal health care exchange broker portals.

California said 28,699 people were signed up in the state’s health insurance exchange in the first week, while New York had more than 40,000 sign up. But what did brokers have to say from the front lines?

Insurers are getting faulty and incomplete data from the new federal-run health exchange, which may mean some Americans won’t be covered even after they sign up for an insurance plan.

Consumers couldn’t access parts of the U.S. government’s online insurance exchange Monday, after a weekend of technical upgrades failed to eliminate delays in the hobbled system at the heart of the health care overhaul.

Lessons from Massachusetts’ initial rollout of its exchange seven years ago may portend what’s to come for national enrollment. While few are enrolled, 8.6 million people went to the main government website portal last week.

The three-year effort to open the Affordable Care Act health insurance exchanges culminates today, beset by logistical delays and efforts by Republicans to shut down the U.S. government in protest.

Some brokers are eager to start enrollment on Oct. 1 and others want to wait and see what happens, but either way, no one expects people to be knocking down their doors on the first day.

What’s next for the ACA’s health insurance exchanges and how will employers respond?

Benefit Advisors Network partners with Liazon; traction may take time.

The calculator that determines subsidies for the 36 states relying on the federal government for exchanges come Oct. 1 isn’t working in tests, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Beverly Beattie recently worked with a productivity consultant who taught her and her staff how to set up our environment so that it functions in a way that serves us well. Here are the top three takeaways she gained from this experience.

Wellness progress is at a standstill, even as a flow of new products continue to enter the market.