Access Health CT officials expect to offer the cash-for-coverage plans alongside traditional small-group plans.

The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Feb. 19 upheld a lower court's dismissal in 2025 of the class-action complaint filed in 2024, in which plaintiff Jamie Whittemore alleged that Cigna denied coverage of her doctor's prescription for Zepbound to treat obesity.

Although small businesses employ more than 40 million people in the United States, their workers historically have been far less likely than those at larger firms to have access to retirement plans.

The average determination took 91 days and cost $445, and providers won 80% of the time.