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    Retirement 'Fluency' Linked to Retirement Confidence
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    May 8, 2024
    "When quizzed about retirement topics, Americans correctly answered only 40% of the questions, showing the need for improvement in their retirement fluency.... Most failed to recognize that a retirement savings opportunity with an employer match is better than one without the match. Only about half (53%) were aware that buying an annuity could offer guaranteed lifetime income, safeguarding against the risk of outliving retirement savings. ... A vast majority lacked a basic understanding of how long people tend to live in retirement[.]"
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    Excess Mortality Recedes, But Remains Above Normal
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    May 7, 2024
    "While the pandemic, for the most part, has subsided, mortality rates ... [are] still higher than normal, and may be poised to climb even higher. And while theories abound as to the cause, no one -- from industry analysts to healthcare specialists, to policymakers, to underwriters -- has a handle on this chilling phenomenon."
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    New DOL Fiduciary Rule Meets First Challenge in Federal Court
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    May 3, 2024
    "The Federation of Americans for Consumer Choice filed a lawsuit in a Texas federal court Thursday to stop the [DOL] fiduciary proposal from taking effect.... The FACC lawsuit repeats a familiar, and successful, argument from DOL foes: that the department exceeds its authority granted by Congress and runs afoul of precedent set by the Fifth Circuit in its 2018 decision." [Federation of Americans for Consumer Choice Inc. v. DOL, No. 24-0163 (E.D. Tex. complaint filed May 2, 2024)]
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    Illinois Health Insurance Reforms Clear House
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    Apr. 22, 2024
    "[T]he bill would require health insurers to use 'generally accepted standards of care' when deciding whether to cover treatments recommended by a doctor. It also bans a practice known as step therapy that is used in some prescription drug plans ... [and] prohibits insurance companies from requiring prior authorization before covering the cost of in-patient psychiatric treatment.... [T]he bill would require insurance companies to conduct internal audits of their own provider networks every 90 days.... And it would give the Illinois Department of Insurance authority to review and either approve or disapprove rate hikes in large-group insurance plans"
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    Economic Challenges Spur Need for Employer-Sponsored Lifetime Income Options
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    Apr. 2, 2024
    "[A]lthough employees seek more retirement-income options, more employers are not offering them ... [P]erceptions of complexity and cost seem to cause the most concern about these solutions and whether they heighten fiduciary/litigation risk."
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    J&J Drug Pricing Lawsuit Seeks Class Action Status
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    Feb. 19, 2024
    "Allegations included in the 74-page complaint includes the eye-opening example of the Johnson & Johnson benefits manager paying a whopping $10,239.69 for a 90-day supply of a treatment for multiple sclerosis when a generic drug was available at local pharmacies for as little as $28, even before accounting for insurance. That's 'not a typo,' the complaint states." [Lewandowski v. Johnson & Johnson, No. 24-0671 (D.N.J. complaint filed Feb. 5, 2024)]
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    Speakers at House Committee Hearing Trade Barbs on Whether DOL Fiduciary Rule Hurts or Helps
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    Feb. 16, 2024
    "A House committee revived debate over the [DOL] fiduciary rule [on Feb. 15], leading to extended discussion over what the proposal does and doesn't do, and whether the DOL has the appropriate rulemaking authority."
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    Cigna Asks District Court to Dismiss Lawsuit Alleging Use of Computer Algorithm to Automatically Reject Claims
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    Feb. 6, 2024
    "Initially filed in July, the federal lawsuit alleges that Cigna used a computer algorithm to automatically reject hundreds of thousands of patient claims without examining them individually as required by California law. At issue is Cigna's 'procedure-to-diagnosis' or PxDx software, which reviewed and denied customer claims." [Kisting-Leung v. Cigna, No. 23-1477 (E.D. Calif second amended complaint filed Dec. 18, 2023; motion to dismiss filed Feb. 1, 2024)]
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    Health Benefits Trends: New Solutions for Employers
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    Jan. 18, 2024
    "[1] Smarter plan design to help people manage their health.... [2] Employee fatigue from point solutions and wellness programs.... [3] Health benefits embracing consumer-centric ideas from other industries.... [4] Greater focus on pharmacy coverage.... [5] ICHRAs growing in popularity."
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    The IRA Whisperer
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    Jan. 9, 2024
    "In this interview ... [Denise Appleby] discusses Roth versus traditional IRAs, errors to avoid, required minimum distributions and SECURE 2.0."
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