Under the law, PBMs must allow any pharmacy to participate in their network and allow patients to use their pharmacy of choice.

"As employees cling to their jobs for security, retention alone can give employers a false sense of stability, even as wellbeing, engagement and productivity quietly erode," said Todd Katz, head of U.S. Group Benefits at MetLife.

Earlier this month, following unfavorable court rulings, the agency halted a pilot program that would have changed the way in which rebates are applied.

The Federal Jobs Guarantee Development Act, introduced last week by Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., would establish a pilot jobs guarantee program in up to 15 high-unemployment communities nationwide.

MaxHealth, based in Tampa, provide care to more than 120,000 patients, including more than 80,000 patients in value-based care programs.

Three-quarters of brand-name drugs increasedin cost and nearly half of these increases exceeded inflation.

"Patients shouldn't have to choose between speed, cost and convenience when it comes to their medication, regardless of where they live," Vice President John Love said.

Despite nearly 8 in 10 currently being engaged in AI projects, only slightly more than half of hospitals feel operationally ready to implement them, the 2026 Healthcare AI Trends report from Guidehouse found.