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"Other than out-of-pocket costs, I would wager that prior authorization review is the one thing consumers find most burdensome in our current health system," said Drew Altman, president and CEO of KFF.

Gottlieb served as commissioner from 2017 to 2019, where he became known for promoting transparency, strengthening patient safety and widening consumer choice, according to the company's announcement.

Typical employer buyers have been facing rate increases "in the mid teens" or lower, Derek Springer reports.

The AHIP's latest state data book also shows health insurance sector job growth.

Congress could soon debate a bill that would convert some Affordable Care Act premium tax credit subsidy money into cash flowing into a consumer's personal health spending account.

The cost of employer-sponsored health insurance increased faster than the rate of inflation and wage growth this year.