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As cancer rates continue rising among younger populations, employers must take proactive steps to protect employee health and organizational resources.

Sixty-one percent trust the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention “a great deal” or “a fair amount” to make the right recommendations on health, down slightly from 66% in June 2023.

A survey found they think full implementation of new taxes on medical supplies coming in from Canada, China and Mexico could increase hospital costs more than 15%.

RFK Jr., President Donald Trump’s pick to head the US Department of Health and Human Services, was endorsed by the Senate Finance Committee after two tough hearings, and his nomination will now advance to a full Senate vote.

“There’s a large gray cloud hanging over Medicaid expansion right now, and that’s because there’s so much uncertainty about what the Trump administration and congressional Republicans are going to do.”

One selling point is the possibility that employees in cash-for-coverage plans like bargains.

An Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangement (ICHRA) services firm found that 20% of U.S. adults already like the idea, and that getting employer support with choosing the right coverage could help.

With 2025 underway, employers and their benefits teams are once again facing a laundry list of priorities to ensure that their employee benefits plans (EBPs) are well-maintained, and more importantly, that their plans meet regulatory expectations.