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The Cigna Group will spend up to $150 million to reform its prior authorization, patient advocacy and provider services this year.

The new offering is designed to expand access to workplace retirement plans for small and medium-sized businesses to "pool" their assets into a single plan, while alleviating the administrative burdens of running a retirement plan.

Employers want help with reducing the pain, according to executives from the four big brokers — Aon, Brown & Brown, Gallagher and Marsh & McLennan.

About 70% of the 401(k) plan—nearly $2 billion—was invested in one fund, when "much cheaper" versions of this investment were available, allege employees in the class action lawsuit, on behalf of 38,000 participants.

"As companies and HR teams navigate another year of workforce challenges, one truth remains: benefits can make or break your talent strategy," according to the 2025 Annual Lifestyle Benefits Benchmark Report from the employee benefits platform Compt.

The villains were injectable specialty drugs like Keytruda and inpatient surgical procedures for seriously ill patients.