Employee-Paid

Some of the administrators will offer no-frills access to Zepbound, and others will combine access to Zepbound with a package of services designed for people who are trying to lose weight, according to Lilly.

64% of employees rate the impact of financial concerns on their mental health as a six or higher on a 10-point scale.

Any new PBM reports going to employer plan sponsors should use standardized terms, a benefits firm says.

Caroline Pearson, the executive director of the Peterson Center on Healthcare, told federal regulators that, if they want employer plans to do a better job of posting complete sets of detailed data in a standard, well-structured format, they should push providers to send employers better data.

Commercial plan formulary designers have been especially tough on drugs for people with migraines, multiple sclerosis and multiple myeloma.

Evanko, Cigna's president, believes the company can still make more use of technology to hold down employers' costs.