White House threatens to veto Republican bill thwarting student-debt relief
President Joe Biden's student-debt relief plan is currently ensnared in legal challenges.
Politics and policy
The COVID-19 Public Health Emergency is over: Do you still qualify for Medicaid?
As many as 14 million Americans stand to lose Medicaid coverage as states redetermine eligibility.
Why abortion pill restrictions will have an outsize impact on Black women
Health equity leaders share how employers and communities can prepare for further restrictions to care.
What the end of the COVID-19 National Emergency means for health plans
Georgia Robinette, lead counsel for Stephens Insurance, explains how employers can prepare for upcoming deadlines to their health plans.
This trans, nonbinary C-suite exec discusses today’s culture of DEI
Sarah Reynolds, Hibob's chief marketing officer, discusses the importance of supporting queer employees in today's charged political climate.
DOJ asks Supreme Court to keep abortion pill fully available
The filing comes after a federal appeals court partially stayed a ruling that would suspend mifepristone's approval by the FDA.
Podcast The fight for abortion rights
Policy advocates, doctors and families agree: abortion care access and benefits can save lives.
Texas federal court further threatens nationwide access to safe abortions
Texas federal court judge Matthew Kacsmaryk will order the FDA to withdraw its approval for the abortion pill mifepristone.
Health insurers will see lower profits due to Medicaid and Medicare changes
Fast-growing government programs are at risk of stalling.
OSHA is increasing safety enforcement efforts in 2023
OSHA is now allowing instance-by-instance citations, increasing the potential penalties employers can rack up.
Uber and Lyft can now label gig workers as contractors
The latest ruling was a win for companies including Uber, Lyft, DoorDash and Instacart that rely on millions of drivers and couriers for on-demand services.
The nursing shortage is bringing lawmakers together to find a solution
The U.S. needs to fill an estimated 450,000 nursing slots in the next two years and more than 120,000 doctor positions over the next decade.
Benefits Think Regulations are holding up access to high-value healthcare
The free market must encourage higher cost providers to lower their prices, or those with poorer outcomes to improve by adopting best practices.
Cheryl DeMars
The Alliance
Supreme Court questions Biden student loan forgiveness plan
The student loan plan would forgive as much as $20,000 in federal loans for certain borrowers making less than $125,000 per year.
Google contract workers win raise following union activism
Thousands of contract workers won a raise that brought wages up to $15 an hour.
Benefits Think 4 questions employers have about abortion care and coverage
Decisions will need to be made about coverage, benefit plans, and how to respond if state lawmakers retaliate.
Joseph M. DiBella
Conner Strong & Buckelew
U.S. profits have peaked — meaning jobs may be at risk
The fattest profits in 70 years have helped sustain a pandemic hiring spree by U.S. business. Now, margins are shrinking and that could signal harder times ahead in the jobs market.
Benefits Think It’s time to rethink the way we talk about abortion
While a patchwork of state laws have put employers in a tough spot, they need to stand firmly by their beliefs to support culture, vision and mission.
Elsa Glorioso
OneDigital
The end of the PREP Act will impact access to vaccinations
Robert Popovian, chief science policy officer at Global Healthy Living Foundation, explains how the end of the PREP Act will impact access to vaccinations in 2024.
A new Biden proposal could increase access to birth control
The new rule would reverse a 2018 Trump policy that limited contraceptive access based on employers' religious or moral objections.
