Consumer Driven Health Care

The average representation of GLP-1 drugs used for weight loss in total annual claims was 10.5% for 2025, an increase over the 2024 average of 8.9%.

UnitedHealth Group allegedly made secret bonus payments to nursing homes to cut costs by reducing hospital transfers, according to an investigation by The Guardian.

Employers have the opportunity to lead by example: to stop treating obesity as invisible and start addressing it as the manageable, treatable disease it is.

A new report explores how employers balance the need to reduce costs with pressure to meet benefits expectations.

Six in 10 millennials and Gen Z employees report relying on out-of-network care because of their remote work location.

“Right now, they’re the backbone to really help us offset some of the workload in our stores, to obviously allow more time for our pharmacists and technicians to spend time with patients,” said Rick Gates, Walgreens’ chief pharmacy officer.

Data found that 96% of nurses have seriously considered leaving the profession and 83% feel burned out at least weekly.

Prescription drug spending in the United States rose by 10.2% last year, thanks in part to the popularity of GLP weight-loss drugs.