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March 23, 2026

Council Urges 'Usable' Price Transparency in Comments on Proposed, Revised Health Plan Price Transparency Rules

The Council responded to the administration's late-2025 proposed revisions to the "transparency in coverage" rules, which were originally finalized in 2020.

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March 23, 2026

Health Care Competition Bill Introduced in Senate; Council Offers Support

The Healthy Competition for Better Care Act restricts anti-competitive contracting provisions that limit employers' efforts to promote high-value care.

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March 20, 2026

Just a Minute! on the Council's Benefits Research

Council President Katy Johnson notes the first batch of guidance released by the administration and explains how the Council is working to ensure that these accounts are user-friendly for employers and employees.

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March 19, 2026

Council Outlines Health Care Affordability Agenda in Statement to House Subcommittee

The Council highlighted a lack of transparency and competition in the health care system and misaligned incentives that drive higher-cost care.

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March 19, 2026

Council calls on Congress to lower health care costs through greater transparency, competition

Examining and addressing the factors fueling higher hospital costs is essential to lowering health care costs for all Americans.

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March 19, 2026

Sixth Circuit Reverses Lower Court Dismissal of Pension Plan Actuarial Assumptions Case

The Council continues to focus its retirement policy advocacy on the scourge of runaway class-action ERISA litigation against plan fiduciaries.

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March 18, 2026

Federal Courts Strike Down 2024 Fiduciary Rule on Investment Advice; DOL Reinstates Five-Part Fiduciary Test

In two separate decisions, federal district courts in Texas vacated the DOL’s 2024 fiduciary definition for investment advice and related amendments to PTE 84-24.

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March 18, 2026

Council Raises Concerns with Tennessee PBM Bill Affecting Employer Plans

The American Benefits Council submitted a written statement to Tennessee lawmakers regarding Tennessee Senate Bill (S.B.) 2040, the “Freedom, Access, and Integrity in Registered Pharmacy (FAIR Rx) Act,” expressing strong concerns with the legislation as currently drafted.

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March 18, 2026

Council Refutes DOL IG Recommendation to Repeal Limited-Scope Plan Audits

The Council is meeting with policymakers to explain why repealing the limited-scope audit provision would harm the retirement system and plan participants.

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March 13, 2026

Just a Minute! on Child Savings Accounts ("Trump Accounts")

Council President Katy Johnson notes the first batch of guidance released by the administration and explains how the Council is working to ensure that these accounts are user-friendly for employers and employees.

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March 10, 2026

Summary Chart Now Available for Members: Comparing PBM Disclosure Requirements under Proposed Regulations, CAA 2026; Webinar Recording Available

The proposed regulations would require PBMs and other providers of PBM services to disclose information about their compensation to self-insured group health plans.

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March 10, 2026

Treasury, IRS Issue First Proposed Regulations on Trump Accounts; Summary Available to Members

On March 6, the U.S. Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released the first set of proposed regulations implementing child savings accounts (CSAs, or “Trump Accounts”).

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