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The survey found more than half of Americans could not pay off an unexpected $5,000 health care out-of-pocket expense.

Even before Rite Aid filed bankruptcy a few weeks ago, CVS and Walgreens had already announced store closures over the past two years, all of which will leave millions of consumers without easy access to their medications.

For a monthly fee, GNC Health is offering members low-cost virtual health care for urgent conditions, primary care appointments, mental health, physical therapy, and $0 prescription medications.

According to a Plan Sponsor Council of America (PSCA) survey, half said that they promote HSAs as part of a retirement savings strategy to employees.

Several municipal employee benefit funds filed a lawsuit against the two drugmakers over allegations the companies colluded to delay the introduction of a less-expensive generic version of Merck's cholesterol drug Zetia.

When employers were asked about strategies for managing costs for 2024, utilization control initiatives, such as prior authorization, case management, disease management and nurse advice lines took center stage, says a new report.