Women earn less than men, often take time away from work for caregiving and live longer, which is why they say Congress needs to shore up Social Security and employers should contribute more to their plans, says a new survey.
"These are multisided giants that are accumulating assets at an alarming rate and are becoming the new intermediaries and gatekeepers of our health care system," said Assistant U.S. Attorney General Jonathan Kanter.
The agency has stepped up its campaign against drugmakers' improper listing of patents in the FDA's Orange Book, which it contends are ploys intended to delay generic competition, by disputing junk patent listings for 300 drugs.
The BIOSECURE Act seeks to sever ties with some Chinese biotech players, however, these firms are heavily embedded in the U.S. pharmaceutical industry, which is already struggling with widespread drug shortages.
The investment firm is among 600 organizations worldwide whose pension funds and benefits plan providers had their participants' data breached recently, and should be "a wake-up call" to all plan sponsors, say industry experts.
Boehringer Ingelheim, one of 10 companies sent a warning letter by the FTC disputing the accuracy of patent listings in the FDA's Orange Book, was hit with an class action lawsuit, alleging that the company is using expired patents.
Employers must act upon this price information to redesign their health plans to better align hospital prices with the value of care provided, since price transparency alone will not lead to changes, according to a new RAND report.
Employee health & well-being programs and financial wellness benefits have always been separate entities within the workplace, however, it seems like a compelling shift is challenging this long-standing split, according to a new report.
Next year, the new limits for health savings accounts and high-deductible health plans are a slight bump, following 2024's largest-ever increase to the amount employees can set aside in their accounts.