Health Care Reform

Employers committed to sustainable workforce health must also invest in the conditions that drive obesity in the first place: workplace cultures that support movement and stress management, access to nutrition resources, mental health services, and benefits designs that incentivize prevention rather than intervention.

CVS Caremark called the report misleading and said it's trying to help its in-network pharmacies use hubs.

The company hopes some sponsors will switch to offering self-insured plans rather than dropping health benefits altogether.

A number of factors can contribute to drug shortages, including supply chain disruptions, a limited number of manufacturers, regulatory burdens, small profit margins, natural disasters and unforeseen surges in demand for certain drugs.

The list of defendants involved in the new ruling on the health plans' claims includes Sanofi, Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk and the big PBMs — Optum Rx, Caremark and Express Scripts.

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said in a statement Sunday that the spending package should no longer include funding for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.