Employee-Paid

The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Feb. 19 upheld a lower court's dismissal in 2025 of the class-action complaint filed in 2024, in which plaintiff Jamie Whittemore alleged that Cigna denied coverage of her doctor's prescription for Zepbound to treat obesity.

The president proposed offering matching contributions to workers without employer plan access.

The average determination took 91 days and cost $445, and providers won 80% of the time.

The plans say the state's ban on steering violated their right to freedom of speech.

The agentic assistant can book appointments, explain lab test results and manage medications.

Commercial payers' "allowed amounts" for emergency room facilities increased 5.8% between 2019 and 2021.