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Policies to reduce employer-sponsored insurance prices for physician-administered drugs are needed because they threaten access to innovative and lifesaving products for half the U.S. population, concluded a JAMA report.

Though limited research exists on marijuana's long-term health effects, legislation was passed in 2022 that opens up more opportunities for researchers to explore the impacts of CBD.

The health benefits provider is evolving to Cigna Healthcare and Evernorth, which includes Express Scripts, will now operate as Evernorth Health Services.

"The decision will promote patients' access to quality care when they need it most," says Dr. Gary Ford, president of the Texas Medical Association.

This dollar amount equates to 6.6 billion lost hours of productivity over a two-year period of the pandemic, according to a new Integrated Benefits Institute report.

When employees feel empowered with the ability to manage their health concerns, they are more proactive in their outreach and less likely to avoid a doctor's visit.