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It’s time to move beyond passive plan design and take a closer look at where your pharmacy dollars are going.

A primary contributor is the lack of competition in the pharmaceutical market, especially for brand-name drugs protected by patents.

A previously rejected $40 million settlement would have paid less to affected investors.

Although it helps provide preventive services, manage chronic conditions and coordinate patient care, the United States trails other high-income nations in total health care spending for primary care.

While hospital mergers often result in closures of obstetric units and reductions in local health care resources, there is mixed evidence of the effects on patients.

Insurers and plan administrators have already sued providers over their efforts to increase reimbursement levels.