Voluntary Benefits

Some health plan administrators dream of copying the federal government and minimizing use of paper checks, but first they may have to give up their current strategy for moving away from checks.

Josh Schultz, a man who keeps the health insurance "marketplaces" running, predicts policy shifts will cause more concerns than infrastructure needs.

Only 12% of employers are focused on improving pharmacy benefits.

One section could put HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in charge of making sure PBMs send employer plan sponsors detailed reports.

The new arrangement could cut patients' copays to $25 per month, or less, for Wegovy, Zepbound, Ozempic and Rybelsus

For now, however, they're trying to implement what's already here, like letting workers use up to $150 in HSA cash per month to pay for direct primary care fees.