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For many Gen Zers, urgent care is primary care, however, they need comprehensive care because they have unusually high rates of health problems for their age group and their mental health issues are unprecedented.

My most recent column featured some questions to consider about the benefits industry and I promised to provide some context this month on finding answers to the most important questions for your business.

President Biden's battle against high drug prices, part of the Inflation Reduction Act, is intended to give Medicare patients immediate relief and, in the long term, to regulate what drugmakers charge for their products.

ERISA requires health plans to have unambiguous rules for coverage and exclusion of gender-affirming benefits, however, many health plans deny care under otherwise valid exclusions, for example, cosmetic procedures.

The agency is exploring if the companies that broker drug purchases for hospitals, along with the drug distributors, are pushing the prices of generics so low that they've made it hard for manufacturers to maintain production.

Nearly half of those who said they were very concerned about cost ended up not having the procedure done.