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Pat Tomlinson, Mercer's CEO, sees strong demand for digital solutions.

The cost of stop-loss coverage rose across the board, with increases highest for employers with high deductibles.

The giant Blue Cross and Blue Shield carrier is seeing employers giving it more of their plan business.

The regulators may be looking hard, but the payers are still paying, and the patients still need care.

Obesity fighters like Wegovy could help, overall, but are adding $23 per member per month to prescription spending.

The company's Optum Rx pharmacy benefit manager has also been doing just fine.

Prosecutors in Boston have filed a criminal complaint accusing six people of health care fraud.

Compared with the first half of 2023, the number of health benefits prospects starting up has been slow.