"These false or unproven claims about vaccines have remained persistent in terms of exposure over the past several years, with little change to the share of the public who have heard most of these myths," according to the latest KFF Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust.

"Provider networks were the most important factor when choosing a health plan, outranking premiums and other plan features," the report said.

Elevance Health has paid the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services more than $342 million to settle allegations that it had overcharged the Medicare Advantage program for years.

"Changing jobs is a normal part of many workers' career paths, but it can also be an important turning point for retirement savings," said Craig Copeland, director of wealth benefits research for EBRI.

Growth in retail prescription drug spending is expected to be fastest at an average of 5.7% per year.

Republican House members last week introduced a package of bills that would create a state hospital pricing board, limit hospital price increases, restrict health care consolidation and prohibit certain physician non-compete agreements.

The legal wrangling began in 2019, when the hospital alleged that Kaiser Permanente underpaid for emergency medical services provided to its members after the two organizations terminated their formal provider contract four years earlier.

"When technology is built on trust, health care can finally move as fast as we do," said Dr. Sophia Saleem, chief health officer for Salesforce.