Most current employees in state government's health insurance plan for state employees would pay less than they currently do, and most retirees would pay slightly more, under proposed contribution ...

Health insurance is a crucial component of employee compensation, typically representing the largest benefit expense for companies outside of wages. As healthcare costs continue to rise in the United ...

Imagine staring at your monthly budget, only to be confronted by the inevitable rise in healthcare costs. The ongoing dilemma of choosing between everyday gas and groceries and safeguarding your ...

The approach, called defined-contribution health insurance, is a big difference from the decades-old practice by most U.S. employers of offering workers a one-size-fits-all plan with benefits they may ...

Oct. 25--Highmark Inc. has opened the defined-contribution pool. But are small Pittsburgh-area employers ready to take the plunge? The region's biggest health insurer is expanding its "defined ...

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