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Administrative waste costs the U.S. health care system an estimated $350 billion each year. This includes $266 billion that is attributed to administrative complexity and between $59 and $84 billion caused by fraud and abuse.

Big U.S. health insurers are using pharmacy affiliates to get around the Affordable Care Act minimum medical loss ratio requirement, or profitability cap, a team of economists says.

The proposed 2027 regulations would also block California's hearing aid and wheelchair mandates, the state's governor says.

Understanding that complexity does not mean criticizing the system. It simply means acknowledging how it operates in practice in order to give employees the support they need to move through that complexity with clarity and confidence.

The rising cost of care is the biggest financial concern among older workers.

The proposed pay increase "is a step in the right direction, but it does not negate the compounding effects of rising inflation, record levels of uncompensated care and a growing uninsured population," Charlene MacDonald, president and CEO of the Federation of American Hospitals, said in a statement.