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"summary": "So far, 500 employers who improperly received the tax credits to retain workers during the pandemic have returned more than $225 million to the IRS as part of a voluntary disclosure program that ended on March 22.",
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"summary": "Benefytt Technologies, operating under various names such as Health Insurance Innovations, used aggressive marketing in a scheme to lure consumers in search of Obamacare health plans, says the Federal Trade Commission.",
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"summary": "The city of Baltimore, which paid more than $11 million in 2023 for diabetes medications through its self-funded plan, is suing the drug manufacturers, for allegedly conspiring to artificially hike the price of insulin.",
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"summary": "The weeks-long outage at Change Healthcare, which was hit with a cyberattack, could negatively impact the credit of smaller providers and pharmacies that depend on it for financial services, warns the credit rating agency.",
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"summary": "For patients using tools in the remote patient monitoring category, annual spending is projected to increase by $2,002 for commercial insurance patients.",
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"summary": "A recent survey by FlexJobs founds that 26% of workers would accept a 5% reduction in pay.",
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