The average cost of employer-sponsored health insurance is expected to rise 6.7% next year, with the average total benefit cost topping $18,500 per employee, the global consulting firm Mercer found.

Higher health care expenses are heightening concerns about affordability, causing some consumers to make financial trade-offs in their spending, saving and investing. CNBC's Sharon Epperson joins ...

Nine years after relocating to Scandinavia, one family says the region’s social contract has rewritten their household budget and their expectations for work and life. They arrived seeking stability ...