Consumer Driven Health Care

Claim utilization is now the dominant driver of specialty drug trend as the percentage of members using specialty drugs rose to 5.5%.

"Without transparency, health care is an aggregated monopoly," Sen. John Hickenlooper said.

The new "Lower Costs" bill includes disclosure mandates for health care providers, insurers and health plan administrators.

The average total payment per user for GLP-1 medications more than doubled for adults who don't have diabetes from 2017 to 2022.

Seven in 10 health care professionals said the system is less stable today than it was two years ago.

"Today's workforce needs aren't one-size-fits-all anymore, but many small businesses still feel forced into one-size-fits-all benefits," according to the "Small Business 'Bene-Fit' Gap Report from Justworks.