The Department of Health & Human Services has opened an investigation into UnitedHealth Group, following the "unprecedented magnitude" of the cyberattack at its Change Healthcare unit that disrupted health care nationwide.
Target date funds are becoming a crowded space in the marketplace and managers are looking for ways to differentiate their products through personalization and retirement income, says a Mercer report.
A Chicago-area mental health provider, who had to get money out of her retirement account to make payroll, and a Mississippi-based obstetrician and gynecological office, filed separate suits against the health care tech firm.
Martin O'Malley, the new Social Security commissioner, is promising to overhaul the agency's system of clawing back $23 billion it claims was wrongly sent to beneficiaries, saying it "just doesn't seem right or fair."
Biden administration officials urged UnitedHealth Group to take more steps to stabilize the health system following a the company's cyberattack that is threatening the ability of providers to fund their businesses and provide care.
Workers expect a straightforward experience finding W-2s and proof of health insurance, but equity compensation, HSAs, and retirement distributions are all subject to rules and regulations that may vary by locale and situation.
Despite the legal battles with the federal government to block the CMS drug price negotiation program, the makers of all 10 drugs selected for the first round of negotiations submitted counteroffers by the March 2 deadline.
A federal judge didn't mince words when he denied the company's motion for summary judgment in the class-action lawsuit, filed on behalf of the firm's current and former employees, alleging its CFO violated his fiduciary duties.
The Department of Labor sent its fourth attempt of a new fiduciary rule, which would broaden the definition of who qualifies as a fiduciary, to the White House Office of Management and Budget for final review.
Cost Plus Drug Co., which sells drugs at a discounted rate, has reached an agreement with Community Health Systems, based in Franklin, Tenn., to purchase certain hard-to-source pharmaceuticals, such as epinephrine.
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