The AHIP's latest state data book also shows health insurance sector job growth.

Congress could soon debate a bill that would convert some Affordable Care Act premium tax credit subsidy money into cash flowing into a consumer's personal health spending account.

Jeff Smedsrud says the products can help group health plan enrollees cope with rising out-of-pocket costs and others cope with uncertainty.

The Unfunded Mandates Accountability and Transparency Act of 2025 bill would require federal agencies to publish a regulatory impact analysis for most rules with an anticipated annual economic impact of $100 million or more.

The "alternative funding program managers" assume patients get the drugs from charities or through other arrangements.

The UnitedHealth subsidiaries have told the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa that provisions in the law violate ERISA and the PBMs' freedom of speech.

Brian Blase, president of the Paragon Health Institute, talked about one possible subsidy shift proposal in a commentary he posted Thursday.

The current U.S. provider network rules give managers of health plans without out-of-network benefits a financial incentive to create artificial provider shortages, by refusing to pay physicians enough to persuade physicians to join their networks, according to the resolution.