Voluntary Benefits

Michael Sarge Pollock has introduced bills in Kentucky related to issues such as the mechanics of insurance plan payments and finances.

Employers committed to sustainable workforce health must also invest in the conditions that drive obesity in the first place: workplace cultures that support movement and stress management, access to nutrition resources, mental health services, and benefits designs that incentivize prevention rather than intervention.

CVS Caremark called the report misleading and said it's trying to help its in-network pharmacies use hubs.

The company hopes some sponsors will switch to offering self-insured plans rather than dropping health benefits altogether.

The industry focused on enrollment for decades. Courts are now asking about process.

The list of defendants involved in the new ruling on the health plans' claims includes Sanofi, Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk and the big PBMs — Optum Rx, Caremark and Express Scripts.