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"We're expecting to play defense hard and to watch Republicans try to take away Montanans' right to make their own decisions about their body," says Democratic Rep. Alice Buckley.

The proposal would create a two-tier system – one for those who directly invest with a mutual fund, and another for those that invest through intermediaries, such as the typical retirement plan participant, say opponents.

"I wholeheartedly disagree with noncompetes at any level," said Sameer Baig, a Florida doctor who says huge health care companies use them to get the upper hand on physicians who might otherwise leave.

More than 8 in 10 North American workers wished their employer offered non-health benefits, such as on-demand pay and flexible work arrangements.

Employers were more likely to agree that their health plan shares quality and safety data in 2022 than in 2020.

The report by ValuePenguin, a division of LendingTree, also found the number of private sector workers enrolled in HDHPs rose in 2021 for the eighth-straight year.