Voluntary Benefits

The dental plan renewal market is probably "about six to 12 months away from seeing some increases that drive brokers and advisors to look for other partners to do business with," Amy Friedrich, president of Principal Financial's benefits business, predicted.

The project also includes regulations for an air ambulance services provision in the act, which is supposed to protect patients with health coverage from huge bills when they use an out-of-network service to cope with a medical emergency.

The HHS secretary said pharmacy benefit managers have agreed to support transparency guarantees.

Bill Cassidy and Thom Tillis, who both voted to confirm Kennedy as HHS secretary, questioned his handling of the CDC.

An employer's plan through Aetna listed an exclusion for wilderness treatment for behavioral care but not for medical care.

"The HSA market is a function of new employment, job growth, people being able to move between jobs," Scott Cutler, the chief executive officer of HealthEquity.