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Since one in four workers are not enrolled in their employer-sponsored 401(k) plan, the Auto Reenroll Act, sponsored by Senators Tim Kaine and Bill Cassidy, M.D., would reenroll workers automatically by permitting more frequent opportunities for employees to opt in.

The new weight-loss option will cut what the plan sponsors pay as well as what the patients pay, Cigna’s PBM Evernorth says.

A former employee, on behalf of 28,000 participants, has sued the retirement services provider over mismanagement of its Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association plan, notably retaining an underperforming fund for 16 years.

UnitedHealth Group allegedly made secret bonus payments to nursing homes to cut costs by reducing hospital transfers, according to an investigation by The Guardian.

A boat maker objected to how its administrator paid out-of-state medical providers.

The Helping Young Americans Save for Retirement Act removes costly provisions that would otherwise make covering younger workers expensive.

“A child's relatives, their parents can contribute up to $5,000 per year of after-tax dollars annually to that account,” said White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.

Christopher Zaetta, UnitedHealth’s chief legal officer, sent a letter to shareholders on Wednesday, encouraging them to approve the compensation package.