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They softened a fiduciary analysis provision for ERISA plans but want parity provisions in TPA agreements.

The Internal Revenue Service and the Department of the Treasury are requesting comments on this new SECURE 2.0 provision, which takes effect in 2027, that will provide low-income employees with an annual $1,000 match.

Public health experts suggest broadening screening programs can have costs as well as benefits.

Sutter Health, a large hospital system in Northern California, allegedly charged 30% more than comparable hospitals after implementing anticompetitive contracting practices in the early 2000s.

Rebates granted by pharmaceutical manufacturers to insurers reduce the actual prices paid by insurers, causing the true prices of prescriptions to diverge from official statistics.

The analysts also think the proposals would help short-term health insurance. They don't like that.