About 69% of the survey participants who had received care in the past 12 months said that the providers appeared to be "rushed or pressed for time."

Federal agencies hope to let employers offer self-insured fertility benefits, and TrumpRx.gov has arranged for discounts on IVF drugs, officials say.

The high cost of health care, the impact of extreme weather and high liability costs are not good for the U.S. economy, John Doyle, CEO of Marsh said.

Gavin Newsom vetoed some health benefits bills, arguing that those bills would do too much to weaken health plan care utilization management efforts and increase plan costs.

The leaders of 15 jurisdictions joined in the launch, but the Democrats in charge of 10 other jurisdictions did not.

For employers and their benefits advisors, suspense over just how much chaos will, or won't, occur could add to their overall level of stress.

New Mexico requirements for health insurers collided with federal agency interpretations of Affordable Care Act rules.

AstraZeneca has now become the second largest drug maker to agree to offer consumers deep discounts through direct-sales arrangements.