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The Biden administration on Tuesday proposed to reinforce the 2008 Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act that requires insurers to cover mental health benefits to the same degree as medical and surgical benefits.

The Federal Trade Commission changed course on previous statements opposing state legislation that would boost transparency over pharmacy benefit managers, as it carries out a sweeping investigation into the industry.

A new financial wellness partnership aims to address the "soaring rates of financial stress among employees of color" with financial technology tools, culturally relevant content and financial coaching and therapy.

Forty-three percent of workers aged 35 to 44 said they would leave a company whose political stance opposed their own.

"Unmistakably, the aim is to use the document to persuade courts to extend the frontiers," said former FTC Chair William Kovacic.

Private equity's role in health care provider markets is an ongoing and evolving challenge, and there are no signs that PE's interest in health care markets is waning, the study found.