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Healthcare and Insurance Industry Consolidation: A Bitter Pill?

Corporate Synergies

Opponents of consolidation say insurers and PBMs hold onto any cost savings for their shareholders and executive compensation, rather than pass it on to consumers in the form of lower prices.

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AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT CONTAINS MANY EMPLOYEE BENEFITS RELATED PROVISIONS

Benefits Notes

While employers (for self-insured plans and multi-employer plans) or insurance carriers (for fully insured plans) are responsible for the COBRA subsidy, the paying entity is entitled to take a federal tax credit against payroll taxes. It is recommended that notices are not updated until the model notices are issued.