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Plaintiffs Claim Deloitte Breached ERISA Prudence Duties

"The suit alleges the defendants permitted the payment of excessive administrative and recordkeeping fees in the operation of a 401(k) plan and a profit-sharing plan provided to Deloitte employees." [Singh v. Deloitte, LLP, No. 21-8458 (S.D.N.Y. complaint filed Oct. 13, 2021)]

Deloitte Health Care Current, November 12, 2013

"The [ACA] has served as a catalyst to accelerate the consolidation movement [in the U.S. health care industry] ... Several trends are beginning to emerge ... [1] As reimbursement rates continue their downward trend and the costs of maintaining infrastructure and regulatory compliance march ever higher, the acute care industry seeks scale to better manage costs.... [2] The stand-alone hospital may be an endangered species ... [3] Health plans, which also continue to consolidate, are dipping their toes into the provider business through the acquisition of medical groups."

Consultants Such as Xerox, Deloitte Cash In on Obamacare

"The news recently has focused on the few dozen companies responsible for building the disastrous federal health-care exchange website; but they're just a handful of the hundreds of companies quietly cashing in on Obamacare. Consultants such as Deloitte and tech companies including Dell and Hewlett-Packard are advising government agencies, hospitals, doctors, pharmaceutical companies, and employers on implementing the law. Thanks in part to the [ACA], health-care advice is now a $10.2 billion industry that's expected to grow 6 percent annually over the next five years[.]"

Deloitte Health Care Current, September 10, 2013

"Today's health care system is structured with the wrong incentives for today's operating environment and there are few connections to the patient or trading partners who are using closed proprietary systems that create lots of data but hardly any information.... Given the market needs and disruption taking place with reform, the level of mergers and acquisitions, affiliations, alliances and joint ventures continues to escalate.... Market leaders are investing in new ideas, technologies and capabilities not just to solve today's problems, but also to bring new ways to change the fundamental rules of the health care system."

Deloitte Health Care Reform Memo, April 29, 2013 (PDF)

"The drug manufacturing industry -- both large and small molecule -- is at a tipping point. Its adaptation to the forces of change is complicated perhaps more than other U.S. health sectors by virtue of its global scope."

Deloitte Health Care Reform Memo, February 25, 2013 (PDF)

"The convergence of delivery and payments in fully or virtually integrated health systems seems inevitable.... Alignment is not easy, but it no less necessary, especially now. It takes a board committed to breaking down sector silos that constrain alignment inside and outside the organization."

Deloitte Health Care Reform Memo for February 18, 2013 (PDF)

"[T]he health care industry is woefully behind in embracing IT to improve the customer experience. There are two reasons: 1. We think we're different. We think our 'customers' are patients or members inept or incapable of making decisions about their medications, treatments or health risk without our help.... 2. We think the value proposition of IT applied in health care is limited. Complaints from physicians about meaningful use are palpable."

Deloitte's 2011 401(k) Benchmarking Survey (PDF)

68 pages. 'While plan sponsors and fiduciaries are generally aware of the fees charged for the administration of their plans, the possibility exists that many will be surprised by the sum total of costs.

Health Care Reform Memo from Deloitte, July 18, 2011

This edition includes articles titled: Health insurance exchange proposed rules published; comment period for 75 days; CBO coverage projections challenged by Senator Snow; House bill would prevent early retirees from becoming Medicaid-eligible; and a review of state legislation and studies.

Employees May Be Asked to Contribute More: Deloitte/ISCEBS Survey Findings

In response to anticipated higher costs, employers may be poised to implement more employee health care cost-sharing and higher retirement contributions. The 17th annual Top 5 Total Rewards Priorities survey ... indicates many employers are taking a 'wait and see' approach for final health care reform regulations that may reduce plan design flexibility.