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Requiring pharmacy benefit managers to pass through updates cut premium changes by an average of 52%.

More than 8 in 10 employers intend to offer employees and their dependents access to lower- or no-cost mental health support through their tele-mental health provider this year, the letter said.

“These changes are part of ongoing efforts to reduce total UnitedHealthcare prior authorization volume," the company said.

Activity in a market like Pittsburgh might be 25 times stronger than in some other places, cash-for-coverage program insiders say.

A firm that helps employers with auditing and reconciling benefits bills lists five problems that drive the teams trying to pay the bills crazy.

Only about 1 in 4 know that the co-pays for some prescription drugs are different fron the co-pays for others.

It can perform miracles, and its cost can make benefits managers feel faint.

The lead sponsors want government plans to serve as a model for private-sector employers' plans.