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A class-action lawsuit filed on Tuesday alleges UnitedHealthcare's algorithm overrode physician recommendations, wrongfully denying coverage under Medicare Advantage policies for stays in extended-care facilities.

After 18 financial groups asked for a 60-day extension for the DOL's proposed new fiduciary rule last week, the department told them it is not warranted, reiterating that comments are still due Jan. 2.

A new rule, which is set to take effect Jan. 1 and requires PBMs to take most of their "performance fees" at the time prescriptions are filled, is adding to the woes of the independent drugstores it was partly designed to help.

The coffee chain's employees say the one-day walkout on Thursday, which is the company's Red Cup Day, is for a fair contract, claiming Starbucks gives additional benefits to non-union stores.

Once employers realize improving the benefits package can help increase morale and reduce turnover, they see it as money well spent, since it makes hiring away employees much more expensive for a competitor.

"I think the FDA is struggling to get its arms around how to regulate it," said Kyle Faget, a partner at Foley & Lardner. "We're really in the nascent stage with AI."

Of employers with fewer than 10 employees, the percentage offering coverage dropped from 28% in 2013 to 22% in 2016.

49% of workers earning a low to moderate income experienced negative changes in their work as a result of climate change over the past year.