America's Benefit Specialist October 2022

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YOUR INDUSTRY

3 Noteworthy 4 Industry Events 8 Recent Mergers and Acquisitions 11 Benchmarking: The Pandemic’s Effect on Employee Benefits By Arwyn Robinson 13 Employers Should Be Aware of the

16 Product News 20 A Supreme Summer? A Detailed Look into the Supreme Court Decisions that Affect Employer Health Benefits and Plan Decisions By Dorothy Cociu 28 People on the Move

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Family Glitch By Scott Stevens

MEDICARE MATTERS 30 Medicare Advantage Is

31 House Passes MA Prior Authorization Reforms 31 Integrity to Include Call Recording on Its MedicareCENTER Platform

Close to Becoming the Predominant Way that Medicare Beneficiaries Get Their Coverage and Care

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