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Even more agreed that policymakers should come up with a new way for them to offer health benefits.

Health benefit costs rose by 4.5% in 2024, with an increase of 5.8% expected for this year, according to a Mercer survey of more than 700 organizations.

Kaiser said Providence is seeking payments above fair and reasonable levels.

They see GLP-1 agonists and biologics like Humira pushing prices up at the highest rate since at least 2010.

The Illinois Secure Choice Savings Program now requires employers to ensure that enrollees’ accounts are individual retirement accounts, which can be contributed to from multiple employers and allow employees to retain their accounts when switching jobs.

Among the most notable provisions are making permanent the individual tax changes first put in place in 2017; additional tax cuts to individuals and businesses, including new deductions for tips and overtime pay; an expanded child tax credit and standard deduction; a permanent 100% bonus depreciation and domestic research and development expensing.