The Retirement Security Rule, finalized on April 23, is polarizing and is sure to face significant legal challenges (one lawsuit has already been filed), because the rule applies a new, heightened fiduciary duty to the insurance industry.

Younger workers are benefiting from auto enrollment by participating at higher rates than prior generations, while the Saver's Match program allows low-income workers to receive a match of up to $2,000 into their 401(k)s.

Many health care companies rely on third parties to provide essential digital tools – telehealth platforms, secured file transfer solutions and advertising tools – and these services are prime targets for cyberattacks.

The FTC has issued a revised Health Breach Notification Rule, aimed at protecting consumer medical information on digital health and wellness apps, such as GoodRx and Cerebral, by requiring them to notify consumers of a breach.

As Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk are scrambling to meet demand for their popular weight-loss drugs, Bristol-Myers Squibb is the latest drugmaker to wield the restructuring ax, with plans to cut $1.5 billion in costs by the end of 2025.

Now, with only 6 months before the presidential election, the Biden administration is working to secure its health care policies, such as abortion data privacy, otherwise lawmakers may nullify new executive branch rules.

The Pfizer settlements come as GSK, a previous Zantac manufacturer, defends itself in an ongoing trial, while Sanofi, which recalled the drug in 2019 over cancer claims, agreed to pay more than $100 million to resolve its Zantac cases.

The BioButton, which attaches to the skin, has been used on more than 80,000 hospital patients nationwide in the past year, including those at Houston Methodist, which is the first hospital to use the AI tool to monitor patients.