Plaintiffs allege that all major health insurers in the U.S., including UnitedHealth, Aetna, Cigna, Humana and Blue Cross And Blue Shield, and many smaller ones, have joined with MultiPlan to form a "cartel" that shares their competitively sensitive reimbursement data

Restricting the forced early applications to the Social Security disability benefits program is a common-sense reform and could bring about real and meaningful change in the lives of occupationally disabled workers.

By being prepared and implementing strategic solutions, employers can mitigate some of the financial pressures that may arise from the IRA, ensuring that their employees and retirees are better protected from the ripple effects of this landmark legislation.

While some of the more objectionable features of the proposed MHPAEA regulations were not finalized, their basic structure remains fully intact, including provisions that employers found most burdensome.

If Kamala Harris wins the presidency in November, she'll have a wide range of options to blunt monopolistic behavior nationwide.

The cyberattack on UnitedHealth's Change Healthcare, which is struggling to restore paralyzed billing systems, is "the most significant and consequential incident of its kind" in history, according to the American Hospital Association.

More and more employers are considering covering these drugs when prescribed for weight loss, while implementing certain "guardrails" to manage cost and improve health outcomes.

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