"A 1% increase in health care prices caused by a hospital merger lowers both payroll and the number of employees at firms outside the health sector by approximately 0.4%," according to the study.

By decreasing the demand for more-expensive acute care relative to outpatient care, cash benefits have the potential to save the health care system money, the study said.

Eighty-two percent of breaches involved data stored in the cloud, whether in public, private or multiple environments.

The centers will operate under the CenterWell Senior Primary Care and Conviva Care Centers brand names in Florida, Georgia, Missouri and Texas.

Democratic Attorney General Charity Clark said CVS Health's Caremark, Cigna Group's Express Scripts and several of their affiliates pushed patients toward more-expensive drugs even when less-expensive alternatives were available.

Employers who proactively address substance use can have a positive impact on both the wellbeing of employees and their bottom line.

Eighty-five percent of those surveyed agreed they would be proud to work for an employer that has publicly committed to being grief-supportive.

Employers seek to provide attractive benefits at time of rising costs and stubborn inflation, an Alera Group report finds.