Health Care Reform

Too often, Ben Link says, the plan's actual value depends on what the PBM does to the parameters.

WTW is seeing at least temporary signs of employer GLP-1 coverage stability at a time when other benefits firms are reporting signs that the cost of covering the drugs for treatment of obesity may be unsustainable.

Analysts predict more competitive contracts would cut plan sponsors' costs by an average of 6.5%.

"In stop-loss, we're seeing average premium increases in the mid-teens, in some cases, above 20%," William Ziebell, the chief executive officer of Gallagher's employee benefits consulting and brokerage business said.

The agreement blocks contract terms regulators said limited insurers' ability to offer narrow networks, tiered plans and other cost-management tools.

One Medical Seniors has disclosed an event last week involving limited unauthorized access to a third-party file storage system containing archived patient records.