Employee Participation

The Pfizer settlements come as GSK, a previous Zantac manufacturer, defends itself in an ongoing trial, while Sanofi, which recalled the drug in 2019 over cancer claims, agreed to pay more than $100 million to resolve its Zantac cases.

The BioButton, which attaches to the skin, has been used on more than 80,000 hospital patients nationwide in the past year, including those at Houston Methodist, which is the first hospital to use the AI tool to monitor patients.

With this new approach, employers pay a flat monthly rate per employee that is directly paid to a primary care provider who is part of a core team of doctors, advanced care practitioners, care advocates and wellness coaches.

The health care industry has experienced significant consolidation in recent years, which has sparked concerns from the agencies that the consolidation has resulted in diminished choice, lower quality and increased health care costs.

Republican-led states have joined 1 of 2 lawsuits challenging the administration's Saving on a Valuable Education plan, which takes effect on July 1, unless the courts grant an injunction to prevent SAVE from being implemented.

Massachusetts comes in second for child care, seventh for professional opportunities and first for work-life balance, according to the study.

Ultimately, most agree that investing in research and patient navigation – including second opinions – will result in savings that outstrip spending.

There were 8,448,891 unique job postings in Q1 2024 compared to 9,236,421 in Q1 2023.