Health Care Reform

California and Illinois are examples of states that are trying to restrict or ban use of automated care providers.

The agency's chair lists recent actions against PBMs and health plan marketers as examples of what the new team might do.

"We want mental health care that works for patients, not just Kaiser's bottom line," said Raul Figueroa, a therapist in Sacramento.

Officials at the credit ratings company said health insurers are facing low margins across most market segments, and companies likely will focus on redesigning medical plans, reducing benefits, and exiting less profitable markets and geographies this year.

HealthEquity CEO Scott Cutler told analysts the hunt for affordability offset a soft U.S. labor market.

Unbundled pharmacy benefit services put employers in control