Voluntary Benefits

Daniel Aronowitz told a House subcommittee he will "knock down every barrier to good mental health treatment."

The Health and Human Services secretary also told lawmakers that the country needs more HSAs, and tougher negotiations with PBMs.

Holders would have 180 days to replace the arrangements or liquidate them.

The key in 2026 is to take a strategic, data-driven approach to employee benefits, designing programs that are both affordable and personalized to support employees and also attracting and retaining talent.

Republicans and Democrats are teaming up in Congress to try to make the labels on prescription drug packages more transparent.

"Patients deserve the same access to mental health and substance-use disorder services as they do for any other medical condition -- it's that simple," said Dr. Bobby Mukkamala, president of the American Medical Association.