Workers ages 45 to 61 are filling many prescriptions, and they have many surgical procedures scheduled.

The percentage of employers that stuck with the insurer in spite of the increases was high, Brian Evanko reported.

A survey found that the workers would much rather have guaranteed minimum hours.

Soaring spending on migraine drugs was another headache.

Hospitals would have to use different identifiers for services delivered in inpatient and outpatient settings.

The bill would prohibit a pharmacy benefit manager from paying referral fees to employers' brokers or advisors.

Spending levels at one employer could be more than three times higher than spending at nearby peers.

The services' medan award for an hour of hospital observation services is 327.9 times the usual market rates.