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The company is reportedly the fifth biggest benefits broker, with more than $1.4 billion in benefits revenue.

The cards may work smoothly more than 70% of the time, but not necessarily at big-box stores' checkout counters.

World Cup fever has taken over the U.S. in recent days, prompting some employers — even those with the most hardline approach to in-office work — to lean into flexibility.

Elevance Health has paid the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services more than $342 million to settle allegations that it had overcharged the Medicare Advantage program for years.

"The No Surprises Act was designed to protect patients from unexpected medical bills, not to increase health care costs," Catherine Gaffigan, president of health solutions at Elevance Health, said in a statement.

Program managers argue that some of the strength is due to lingering problems with enrollment fraud.