The Alabama Health Insurance Exchange Study Commission is preparing to present its suggestions to Governor Robert Bentley and the state legislature, McClatchy-Tribune Information Services reports.

Pension plans appear to be relics of the past, at least for workers in the private sector.

Data from the U.S. Department of Labor indicates younger workers are finding jobs once more, with 650,000 workers aged 16 to 24 securing employment in the past three months, CNNMoney reports.

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) recently passed a resolution asking Congress and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to relax the medical-loss ratio (MLR) requirement of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

A new report from the The Commonwealth Fund indicates employer-sponsored family health insurance premiums rose 50 percent between 2003 and 2010.

If there’s one thing that a benefit package requires, it’s an intense level of documentation.

A new joint survey by organizations including The National Business Group on Health found consumers want their employers to do more in order to help them get the most out of their employer-provided health and wellness plans and improve their health.

While it might not be as popular a practice as it once was, offering employees the chance to use a company car is still a good way to provide additional compensation to an entire workforce.

The results of the National Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans indicate 50 percent of the nation’s employers will shift more healthcare costs to employees next year, the Charlotte Observer reports.

A survey by Information Strategies reports human resource departments are being expected to do more with fewer resources, Human Resource Executive Online (HREO) reports.