Employers may want to look for ways to identify workers who are at a higher-than-average risk of facing strokes because of COVID and offer them extra screenings.

About 20% of the working-age Americans in a typical state reported in 2023 that they had some form of arthritis, according to the CDC.

When employees are of normal weight, that can help an employer save $31.55 per member per month on care for type 2 diabetes and $22.60 per member per month on care for osteoarthritis, according to a new analysis.

One factor that increases spending - a lot - is diabetes.

Competition does lower the cost of the expensive, hard-to-make drugs, according to Tufts University researchers.

Heavy drinkers are men who have more than 14 drinks per week and women who have more than seven drinks per week, according to the CDC.

Insurers and their actuaries may support it, but fewer than 30% of Americans support the idea of tying health insurance premiums to an individual's prior health problems.

About 16.4% of the working-age Americans in a typical state reported in 2023 that they were in fair or poor health, according to the CDC.