Broker Regulation

The IRS has expanded the list of preventive care benefits for high-deductible health plans allowing for coverage without meeting deductibles and enabling tax deductions and reimbursements through health accounts.

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated former independent presidential candidate RFK Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, which now will require Senate confirmation.

UnitedHealth Group's planned purchase of home health company Amedisys for $3.3 billion is in jeopardy.

"The Cigna Group remains committed to its established M&A criteria and would only consider acquisitions that are strategically aligned, financially attractive and have a high probability to close," the company said in a news release.

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) general counsel has openly stated that she intends to prosecute employers who use overly broad non-compete agreements and stay-or-pay provisions. Employers who are currently making use of either non-compete agreements or stay-or-pay arrangements should carefully evaluate those agreements to ensure that they're in line with the NLRB position.

A new Trump administration could dramatically alter the Affordable Care Act through either massive changes, technical fixes, or cuts to subsidies and protections.