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@SWBenefitsAssoc
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SouthWest Benefits is a non-profit association designed to foster relationships and support the educational growth of professionals in employee benefits.
TX/OK/LA/AR/MO/KS/NM
Joined February 2013
New Pricing Agreements Aim to Lower Costs of Popular #WeightLoss Drugs https://t.co/VCbpYZ353L via @WeAreOneDigital #DrugPrices #TrumpRx
onedigital.com
On November 6, 2025, the U.S. administration struck agreements to dramatically cut prices on popular weight-loss and related medications.
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Prolonged #Shutdown Endangers #Trump’s Labor Department Agenda https://t.co/wX6YnaGrg3 via @BLaw #DOL
news.bloomberglaw.com
The extended government shutdown has the potential to shorten the lifespan of President Donald Trump’s labor agenda, holding up highly anticipated rule changes and leaving backlogs that will slow...
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UnitedHealthcare pays @Optum #doctors more than other doctors: #study
https://t.co/1uUypM1fnS via @healthcaredive #Payer
healthcaredive.com
Researchers said the results suggest UnitedHealth may be sidestepping government rules meant to keep a lid on exorbitant payer profits. UnitedHealth said the study was “flat-out wrong.”
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Legislators object to proposed #CMS payment changes for #diabetes tech https://t.co/ageK8khLtA via @healthcaredive #Legislation #HealthIT
healthcaredive.com
In a letter to CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz, diabetes caucus leaders raised concerns that the agency’s proposals will reduce access to glucose monitors and insulin pumps.
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#Employers Face Growing Disconnect Between Leave Management Perception and Employee Reality https://t.co/6xEMx5PXVv via @RiskInsurance #EmployeeBenefits
riskandinsurance.com
Mental health absences surge as companies struggle to deliver the supportive leave experience workers expect: Guardian.
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#HealthInsurance Premium Spikes Imminent as Tax Credit Enhancements Set to Expire https://t.co/K2eNpi3owV via @CenterOnBudget #HealthcareCosts #Premiums
cbpp.org
If Congress waits until the end of the year to extend the enhancements, 1.5 million more people will be uninsured in 2026 compared to an earlier extension.
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Why the #401k is no longer enough to meet employee expectations https://t.co/3eXZgo9dIJ via @HRExecMag #EmployeeBenefits #FinancialWellness
hrexecutive.com
New research from Bank of America finds that employees want their organizations to do more to support their financial wellness.
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Comprehensive #FAQs For #Employers on #Hurricanes and Other Workplace #Disasters: 2025 Edition https://t.co/oG5HuAfjok
fisherphillips.com
As hurricanes devastate the Caribbean, employers in the US are preparing for a potential impact late in the season. This detailed set of Frequently Asked Questions, fully updated for 2025, addresses…
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#ER visits to grow 5% by 2035, driven by sicker patients, care barriers https://t.co/zQyp8a1nRW via @HRExecMag #Healthcare
hrexecutive.com
Emergency visits accounted for two-thirds of all visits from the third quarter of 2024 through the second quarter of 2025.
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DC #PlanSponsors Target Wellness, #Compliance and Lower Costs https://t.co/8rJ2oaqWlR via @NAPA401K #FinancialWellness
napa-net.org
When defined contribution plan sponsors were asked to name the top three priorities over the next 12 months, expanding financial wellness, ensuring regulatory compliance, and reducing plan costs were...
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Transparency Reveals Health Care Prices—And A Billing And Payments System In Need Of Overhaul https://t.co/9weRIJBFc3 via @Health_Affairs #PriceTransparency #HealthcareCosts
healthaffairs.org
After four years, federal price transparency rules have revealed a meaningful number of prices. But they’ve revealed something more: immense complexity, and costly inefficiencies, in health care...
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#HealthBenefits In 2025: Family Premiums Rise 6 Percent, Large #Employers Increase Coverage Of GLP-1s For #WeightLoss
https://t.co/9iae7YxGnH via @Health_Affairs #HealthcareCosts
healthaffairs.org
In 2025, the average annual premium for family health coverage reached $26,993, an increase of $1,408 (6 percent) from the previous year. Covered workers contributed an average of 16 percent ($1,440)...
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#Fertility Treatment #Benefits as Excepted Benefits Coming for #Employers
https://t.co/sW8YRSB1Cb by @IFEBP
blog.ifebp.org
A new fact sheet from the White House discusses a “New Benefit Option” for employers to offer fertility benefits to employees in the future as a standalone plan, regardless of if benefits for...
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7 #HLTH2025 Announcements You Don’t Want to Miss https://t.co/OIYKgHs3Hh via @medcitynews #Healthcare #TrumpRx #AI
medcitynews.com
As always, this year's HLTH conference brought a slew of announcements — from product launches to funding rounds to new partnerships. This list features short summaries for seven of the conference’s...
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Communicating #Benefits to a Multigenerational #Workforce: 5 Best Practices https://t.co/Jw4kF06nEK via @HRMorning #Communication
hrmorning.com
HR and benefits leaders are coming to grips with the reality of the diversity of today’s multigenerational workforce. Here's help.
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#Trump’s Expanded #IVF Promise Envisions Flexibility for #Employers
https://t.co/9pOE3PbioV via @BLaw
news.bloomberglaw.com
The Labor Department is poised to encourage employers to offer standalone IVF insurance.
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