In response to high demand and to help patients whose health insurance doesn't cover the new GLP-1 weight loss drugs, the drugmaker is now offering Zepbound in smaller vials for $399 for a 4-week supply on its LillyDirect website.
Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have a rare point of agreement in their otherwise bitter and divisive contest: It's up to the government to cut high U.S. drug prices.
If you track the revenue of UnitedHealth, Cigna, Aetna/CVSHealth, Anthem/Elevance, and the Blues combined, you'll see that as their revenue goes up, so do the premiums charged to employers and employees.
With high levels of debt, many employees are financially vulnerable, which is why they need employers to offer financial workshops and webinars and incentivize participation in savings programs, like emergency saving accounts.