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"Anthem's new policy is trying to force hospitals to solve a problem Anthem created," said Carmela Coyle, president and CEO of the California Hospital Association.
Stifel Financial violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act by retaining two underperforming retirement plan funds, plaintiffs allege in a class-action lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.
Federal law generally does not entitle private-sector employees to paid sick leave, but 17 states and the District of Columbia have laws that require employers to provide paid sick leave to their employees.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday issued an administrative stay that restores telehealth and mail access to the abortion pillmifepristone through May 11.
Most health systems and their pharmacies still are making mission-critical decisions using manual processes or siloed systems that do not connect with each other and provide conflicting data that hides risk until it's too late.
Connecticut Insurance Department cited five major insurers — Aetna, Anthem, ConnectiCare, Cigna, and UnitedHealthcare — for failing to provide mental health and substance use coverage equal to their medical and surgical benefits.
"Employees aren't disengaged because they don't care; instead it's because benefits are too hard to navigate," said Jonathan Porter, CEO of Castlight Health.
Capital Blue Cross is partnering with the Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Co. to make lower‑cost biosimilar alternatives to Humira and Stelara available to commercial members.