The facilities that meet the 'essential' definition provide five times the uncompensated care to Medicaid, low-income Medicare or uninsured patients than other hospitals, according to lawmakers.

The Department of Education emailed student loan borrowers enrolled in the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan (for those who borrowed less than $12,000) on Wednesday that all or a portion of their loan has been forgiven.

As ideas on how best to help employees save money for retirement continue to advance, employers and plan sponsors will need to stay abreast of the changing regulatory requirements and evolving participant needs.