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HHS launches first-ever civil enforcement for substance use disorder privacy

By Kristen Smithberg

The action is part of President Donald Trump's Great American Recovery Initiative, established by <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/01/addressing-addiction-through-the-great-american-recovery-initiative/"><u>executive order</u></a> on Jan. 15, a federal effort aimed at expanding treatment access and ensuring patients can seek help without fear of discrimination.

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February 20, 2026

UnitedHealth CEO privately invested millions in health care startups

The Wall Street Journal reported that UnitedHealth shareholders were not told about these investments, which totaled tens of millions of dollars.

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February 19, 2026

New federal law clashes with DOL proposal over who pays for PBM audits

DOL officials wanted PBMs to share the costs, but the new transparency mandate law prohibits PBMs from paying the auditors.

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February 19, 2026

One-third of Gen Z and millennial workers in the U.S. hate their jobs

The demographics spend thousands on education, fire off countless applications and accept the first offer that lands in their inbox.

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February 19, 2026

2026 is the year brokers must transition to strategic advisors

How can employers control costs without sacrificing the quality of care or the satisfaction of their people? The answer lies in embracing a new model.

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February 19, 2026

New York insurer faces $2.5M mental health 'ghost network' fine

EmblemHealth is also supposed to pay restitution to enrollees who paid for out-of-network behavioral health care and improve enrollees' access to behavioral health care providers.

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February 19, 2026

Retiring boomers are rethinking traditional portfolios

Baby boomers are retiring at roughly 10,000 per day, and their $30 trillion in retirement assets could be part of an $84 trillion intergenerational wealth transfer over the next two decades.

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