Consumer Driven Health Care

Democratic-led states and select blue-leaning cities fought back in court and saw money for public health efforts restored — while GOP-led states sustained big losses.

The US Justice Department's criminal division is digging into UnitedHealth Group Inc.'s prescription management services as well as how it reimburses its own doctors under an ongoing probe into the firm's operations, according to people familiar with the matter.

Meanwhile, access to Wegovy has improved slightly compared to last year, due in part to CVS Caremark's decision to prefer Wegovy on its standard formulary.

Investors have sharply different responses to UnitedHealth Group's ongoing legal, regulatory and financial turmoil.

By educating plan members about self-funding, their self-funded status, and how it impacts them, health care costs are better controlled. 

The new laws might work better if more workers knew how health savings accounts work.