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On July 31, the Trump administration called on drug manufacturers to lower prescription drug prices in the U.S. to “most favored nation” – or MFN – pricing, the lowest cost paid for the same medications in other countries.
For the second consecutive year, employers found their health care costs were higher than projected, with increases in 2023 and 2024 and forecasted increase of 8% for 2025 and 9% for 2026.
The life insurance and annuity industry has been in a race to catch up with other industries in the adoption and use of digital tools and artificial intelligence.
The great wealth transfer is reshaping the financial landscape as trillions of dollars will change hands over the next 23 years.
Congress is on recess after passing the “big beautiful bill” in early July, but a few health and retirement related issues are expected to come before lawmakers when they get back to work in September.
Meanwhile is the only licensed and government-regulated life insurer that is fully denominated and operating in bitcoin.
Industry data on long-term care insurance hasn’t been updated since 2006, so three industry organizations are launching a study on the LTCi industry experience.
Public policy as well as market forces shape the individual and small-group health insurance marketplace and drive the cost of premiums.
“The forecast is clear; Americans will face big brutal health care increases this summer on individual marketplace,” said Anthony Wright, executive director of Families USA, during a news conference.
The economic forecast is for continued growth in life/annuity and property/casualty insurance premium, two Conning analysts said during a recent webinar.
Optimism might be the real key to retirement readiness, especially for Generation Z.
A mild slowdown in economic growth, a pullback in consumer spending and uncertainty over the impact of tariffs will impact the U.S. economy in the second half of 2025.
The sandwich generation – adults who are caring for older family members while raising children – are already stretching their funds to cover expenses across multiple generations.
Health insurance agents who work in the Affordable Care Act market need to begin working with clients now to help them prepare for new regulations that will impact their eligibility for coverage.
Four in 10 workers believe they will need long-term care at some point in their lives while 40% of U.S. households are projected to run out of money in retirement.
The American Academy of Actuaries delved into the factors influencing double-digit proposed premium hikes for next year.
Tariffs and the uncertainty surrounding them emerged as the biggest policy issue coming out of the first six months of the Trump administration and the new Congress, according to some industry leaders and policy experts.
Even though SECURE took effect five years ago, advisors still receive questions from clients about IRS regulations that complicated the rules for certain classes of IRA beneficiaries.
The holy grail of charitable planning is donating a long-term capital gain asset that has appreciated the most.
Health plans must prepare now for changes in the way Americans access individual market insurance now that the One Big Beautiful Bill has become law and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services finalized the Marketplace Integrity and Affordability Rule.
