Consumer Driven Health Care

In particular, the U.S. spends more on prescription drugs and administration expenses than its peers around the globe.

A first-of-its-kind study found that customers overpaid an average $7.69 on nearly a quarter of prescriptions by using their insurance instead of cash.

The announcement "will set an important precedent in the ongoing drug pricing debate here in the U.S.," says one analyst.

After years of promoting OxyContin as a safe way to combat pain, Purdue Pharma recasting itself as a fundamental player in the response to the opioid crisis.

Oddly, when it comes to HSA use among employees, growth seems to have slowed.

Better known as Xanax, Valium and Klonopin, the number of adults filling benzodiazepine prescriptions has increased nearly 70 percent, and the quantities taken have tripled.