Broker Regulation

The department is expected to propose a new fiduciary rule in May 2026.

Reps. Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.), Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.), Don Bacon (R-Neb.), and Jeff Hurd (R-Colo.) are proposing a two-year extension of the enhanced enhanced premium tax credits, which are set to expire at the end of this year without congressional action.

The lawsuit, filed in the Delaware Court of Chancery, comes after an ongoing bidding war between the two pharmaceutical giants over Metsera.

Dr. George Tidmarsh, director of the agency’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, had been placed on leave last Friday pending an investigation by the HHS Office of Inspector General.

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.