Health Care Reform

The program could also pay for research on ways to use AI tech to make doctors' lives easier.

The Trump administration fired US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez just weeks into her tenure and several senior leaders have resigned, as disputes with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over vaccine policy exploded into the open on Wednesday.

For employers, an industry player says, coping with a patchwork quilt of 50 different laws would be a nightmare.

If employers want to improve outcomes and control costs, benefit strategies must go deeper and address the realities shaping people's everyday lives.

Democratic-led states and select blue-leaning cities fought back in court and saw money for public health efforts restored — while GOP-led states sustained big losses.

A research team found hints that employers could see the impact creeping into benefits expenses for years to come.