Broker Regulation

With Democratic and Republican lawmakers at an impasse, the federal government shut down on Oct. 1, spurred by the need for an estimated $353 billion over a decade to continue providing enhanced ACA subsidies for roughly 24 million people.

OptumRx has used automated systems to try to encourage patients to follow their doctors' health advice, in an effort to reduce the impact of patients' ineffective use of prescribed medications.

Lawyers for accused murder Luigi Mangione have asked a federal judge to dismiss his indictment or remove the possibility of the death penalty because of what they called prejudicial comments by the Trump administration.

At the CDC, hundreds of employees were mistakenly laid off last week before being hurriedly reinstated, highlighting the growing chaos across federal departments.

The use of these "non-EHB" schemes is one reason why drugs in the United States cost more than in other countries.

For employers and their benefits advisors, suspense over just how much chaos will, or won't, occur could add to their overall level of stress.