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The ruling underscores an escalating legal fight over who controls out-of-network reimbursement decisions.

Total savings in both investment vehicles reached record levels in the period -- 14.4% for 401(k)s and 12% for 403(b)s.

Clear plan communications and careful provider network management may help.

New final federal regulations will also require plans and insurers to answer questions related to eligibility within five days.

From a plan design perspective, we believe sponsors should consider distribution options such as systematic withdrawals or partial distributions so participants can take ongoing or periodic distributions from the plan in retirement.

The older workforce growth outpaces total employment growth — 17.3% since 2014 compared to 11.7% overall.