Larry Krasner, Philadelphia's district attorney, filed a lawsuit against Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk and other drugmakers and pharmacy benefit managers, on behalf of the 1.1 million Pennsylvanians who have diabetes, like himself.
Last fall, the Biden administration issued an executive order giving the Department of Health and Human Services the daunting task of putting guardrails around increasingly advanced artificial intelligence health care models.
The Washington Saves program, which will take effect in 2027, was signed into law late last week, and will require certain employers that do not offer a retirement plan to enroll employees into the state-run auto-IRA program.
Two-thirds of Americans said the pandemic has had an even deeper impact on retirement beyond dollars and cents, with younger generations saving an even higher percentage of their income for retirement, according to Fidelity.
With one estimate predicting women will account for close to half of the disease costs in the U.S. by 2040 – a $66 billion price tag – it's a high-priority topic for the Biden administration and HHS, which will soon release guidelines.
Employers emphasize an increase in health and dental insurance, while employees say increased pay and 401(k) matches are tops, and this could be part of the ongoing issue of high turnover, a new study suggests.
The Insured Retirement Institute released its 2024 Federal Retirement Security Blueprint, urging Congress to enact changes within retirement legislation and the DOL to withdraw its proposed fiduciary rule.
Optum, which already has more than 90,000 employed or affiliated physicians, has agreed to purchase Steward Health Care's struggling physician group, which includes primary care in addition to a physician contracting network.
Highlighting the impact of the cyberattack on Change Healthcare, the feds are offering a bounty on information leading to the identification of anyone who holds a key leadership position in the "Blackcat" ransomware group.
Nearly a quarter of rural hospitals across the U.S. have closed their obstetrics units and 382 have stopped providing chemotherapy, while 418 hospitals have been identified as "vulnerable to closure," according to a new report.
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