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Nearly 40% of Americans have stayed in a job longer than they wanted to because they or a family member needed health insurance.

Much of what the nation currently spends on health care is devoted to managing diseases that often could have been delayed, minimized or even avoided altogether.

Insurance giant Cigna stopped covering the drugs for weight loss on July 1, and more than 450 employees have signed a petition protesting the move.

Membership and profitability declined in both the individual and group health insurance segments in 2025, with individual coverage experiencing a larger financial impact.

CEO Dara Khosrowshahi announced the cuts in a Wednesday memo to staff, describing a company that had become more complex as it scaled.

However, nearly two-thirds (65.5%) of employers cite employee education as the most common HSA concern while just half provide HSA education only during open enrollment.