Millions of Americans may see a cut in SNAP benefits or lose them all together if states can't lower their error rates or pay ...

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With premiums climbing, benefit leaders rely on claims data and analytic tools to guide smarter plan design and purchasing.

Employers are putting a focus on family planning, affordability and cancer care as they look for ways to improve benefits for workers, according to new survey data from Mercer. Earlier this fall, ...

The idea seems to be that America is the greatest country in the world, but we need to tear everything down and start again. Most would agree that our country is big, beautiful, and complicated in ...

Why is it impossible to get timely reports from the federal bureaucracy on the costs and benefits of federal regulation, even when required by law? Part of the swamp-driaing infrastructure. Photo by ...

With the proposed repeal of the federal Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), it is possible that states will adopt their own reporting programs to replace it. A small number of state-level ...

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A new proposal would cap annual Social Security cost-of-living adjustments for top earnings beneficiaries, potentially ...

Second, short- and long-term costs, benefits, and risks may differ. For example, buying a house often requires different short-term costs (e.g. closing costs, time, and energy to house hunt) than long ...

Benefit leaders should be focusing on the populations with the greatest health and wellness needs to curb costs.

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