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"The decision will promote patients' access to quality care when they need it most," says Dr. Gary Ford, president of the Texas Medical Association.

This dollar amount equates to 6.6 billion lost hours of productivity over a two-year period of the pandemic, according to a new Integrated Benefits Institute report.

The 500+ employee firms added 128,000 jobs in the month, while medium sized firms also grew staff.

The U.S. health care system spent $60 billion conducting nine common administrative transactions -- an increase of roughly $18 billion over the previous year.

The Justice Department intervened in a case against Cigna and plans to continue to litigate other cases against Elevance Health, UnitedHealth Group and Kaiser Permanente.

"This report makes it clearer than ever that bereavement leave and additional bereavement support policies are as important as any other HR benefit," Gura says.