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The United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals said registered nurses and other health care professionals plan to strike at more than two dozen Kaiser Permanente hospitals and clinics in California and Hawaii on Jan. 26.

“At a time when health care costs continue to soar, we are taking a stand against insulin price manipulation and fraud,” said Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway.

The ERISA Litigation Reform Act, introduced by Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., is intended to curb meritless class-action lawsuits by clarifying the pleading standard applicable to ERISA-prohibited transactions claims.

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett told Fox Business the full plan will be detailed next week.

The nation’s three primary insulin manufacturers (Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk and Sanofi) and three largest PBMs (CVS Caremark, Express Script and OptumRx) are named in the lawsuit.

Several other states also are taking action to help residents pay increased premiums.