Consumer Driven Health Care

The survey also noted that 34% of firms require lifestyle or clinical support programs in order for employees to receive GLP-1 agonists for weight loss.

Dr. George Tidmarsh, director of the agency's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, had been placed on leave last Friday pending an investigation by the HHS Office of Inspector General.

The company's shares closed down 17% Thursday, their worst one-day drop since 2008.

More than a dozen states, including Washington, Oregon, California, Colorado, Minnesota, Maryland, New York, and most of New England, have enacted laws in recent years to keep medical debt from affecting consumers' credit.

Although 1 in 8 women of childbearing age say they or their partner need fertility assistance services at some point, only a minority of employers offer fertility benefits.

Burnout, poor working conditions and inadequate wages frequently are cited as key drivers of these shortages.