The legal wrangling began in 2019, when the hospital alleged that Kaiser Permanente underpaid for emergency medical services provided to its members after the two organizations terminated their formal provider contract four years earlier.

A physician sued after explanation-of-benefits notices indicated that he was not licensed to practice medicine.

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Although more than 7 in 10 workers report thinking at least some about how they will withdraw money from their 401(k) in retirement, just 22% have thought about it "a lot."