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Osterhaus Pharmacy in Iowa filed a class action lawsuit against UnitedHealth's pharmacy benefit manager Optum Rx, alleging it forces pharmacies to agree to retroactive fees that can cause pharmacies to dispense drugs at a loss.

The average per-employee cost of employer-sponsored health insurance rose by 3.2% in 2022, according to the survey.

The list, which highlights first-in-class medications and vaccines, represents "meaningful steps forward" when it comes to weight loss, Alzheimer's, birth control and postpartum depression, as selected by GoodRx pharmacists.

The popular AI tool's answers to most drug-related questions were incomplete or wrong in a new study, cautioning health care professionals about using ChatGPT as an "authoritative source for medication-related information."

At least a dozen doctors were hired by major insurance companies after being disciplined by state medical boards or making multiple or outsized malpractice payments, according to a ProPublica and Capitol Forum investigation.

Specialty drug costs keep going up for plan sponsors Here are a few considerations employers and their brokers and consultants need to take into account in the coming years.