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Industry observers say long-standing trends like hospital consolidation and rising health care costs contribute to the disputes, and Trump administration policies could make them more frequent as hospitals brace for about $1 trillion in cuts to federal health care spending as part of President Donald Trump’s sweeping budget law.

The recent statement that Trump's tax law "eliminated federal income taxes on Social Security" is misleading, groups say.

Axos Bank says it lost the money when an OptumInsight employee set up a scheme based on fraudulent accounts receivable.

U.S. employers may have been a little more likely to use self-insured health plans in 2024 and a lot more likely to use stop-loss insurance to protect whatever self-insured plans they offered.

Bill Cassidy, a Republican, cited "serious allegations" about the panel's legitimacy. The turmoil comes as funding fights loom.

The author recommends that benefits advisors take a broader, more dynamic approach to coverage design.