Alan Goforth is a freelance writer in suburban Kansas City. In addition to freelancing for several publications, he has written a dozen books about sports and other topics.
Since most retirees no longer have pensions, financial advisors need to advise employees to take some of their 401(k) assets and convert them into protected income earmarked for retirement days, says The Longevity Project.
During the first congressional hearing on the Change Healthcare cyberattack on Tuesday, lawmakers zeroed in on the 2022 merger of UnitedHealth and Change Healthcare, which some members said was a national security risk.
This week, the Biden administration unveiled the Global Health Security Strategy, which will work with 50 partner nations that include developing countries, such as Haiti and Bangladesh, to prevent future global pandemics.
A settlement between the drugmaker and insulin patients that would have capped patients' out-of-pocket insulin costs at $35 for 4 years has fallen apart, after an "unfavorable ruling" from the judge overseeing the case.
On Monday, the RansomHub cybercriminal hacking group followed through on threats to share sensitive medical and financial records stolen from Change Healthcare, despite the health tech firm allegedly paying a $22 million ransom.
The new bill is the latest attempt to restrict the use of environmental, social and governance factors in retirement plans by specifying that fiduciaries may consider only "risk and return" factors when making investment decisions.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' final rule aims to stop brokers from steering beneficiaries to certain plans in exchange for higher reimbursement from insurers, while giving them more predictable compensation.