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The current U.S. provider network rules give managers of health plans without out-of-network benefits a financial incentive to create artificial provider shortages, by refusing to pay physicians enough to persuade physicians to join their networks, according to the resolution.

The IRS also released technical guidance regarding all cost‑of‑living adjustments affecting dollar limitations for pension plans and other retirement-related items for tax year 2026 in Notice 2025-67 PDF, posted today on IRS.gov.

The percentage choosing rich gold plan coverage fell to 28%, from 38%.

"I'm calling today for insurance companies not to be paid, but for the money to be paid directly to the people of our country, so that they can buy their own health care, which will be far better and far less expensive than the disaster known as Obamacare," Trump said.

The Republicans — Rep. Kevin Kiley, R-Calif., and Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb. — backed a bill introduced by Rep. Sam Liccardo, D-Calif., — that could keep a high level of individual major medical insurance premium subsidies in place for at least two years.

"Two in five workers are either deprioritizing retirement or unable to save at all," said Jessica Espinoza, national practice leader, retirement advisory, at NFP.