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Will issuers improve quality enough to meet employer plan standards? Maybe so.

The draft rule would require providers to check all 50 states' prescription drug monitoring programs before prescribing a controlled substance to a patient whom they have not seen before in person.

The health account administration also has high hopes for its new medical finance arrangement.

The IRS's new fact sheet includes guidance for provisions on de minimis financial incentives, Roth SIMPLE and SEP IRAs and designated Roth matching contributions – and how these provisions impact how certain amounts are reported on their W-2s.

HCA Healthcare, the nation's largest hospital chain, and UnitedHealthcare finalized their contract terms, keeping patients in-network in Texas, Colorado, South Carolina, and New Hampshire.

The Heartland Institute also wants state policymakers to support telemedicine and reference-based pricing.