Generics and biosimilar drugs are available at a substantially lower price for many drugs, but are often excluded from formularies by the very vendor we entrust to manage our costs.

Whether one employee or the entire workforce share this health care concern, health care affordability is a challenge that needs to be addressed.

The amendments build on the original New Jersey Surprise Bill Act enacted in June 2018.

AHA alleges that commercial insurers' policies create significant barriers to patient care and unnecessarily spike administrative costs.

"Employers might not be as generous with time off as they were during COVID. I'm not sure monkeypox is going to require that. It's going to be interesting," said attorney Katherine Dudley Helms of Ogletree Deakins.

UnitedHealth Group Inc. will gain access to "vast amounts of data" on how rival insurers do business if its proposed acquisition of Change Healthcare Inc. goes through, the Justice Department said opening arguments in a trial challenging the deal.

Out-of-pocket costs by patients with employer-sponsored health plans increased 10% from 2013 before the pandemic.

More than 40% of all full-time employees are considering a shift to freelance work, even as management struggles to bring in new full-time workers.