Employer-Paid

The Wells Fargo plan paid almost $10,000 for a generic pill for multiple sclerosis that Wegmans pharmacies sold for $648, according to the complaint, driving up premiums and out-of-pocket costs.

Private equity firms with hospitals would have to put five years of operating expenses in escrow accounts.

Researchers believe the trick may be to pay workers at least $75 to get screened once.

In the year since the Federal Reserve brought interest rates to a more than two-decade high, the central bank has succeeded in taking the steam off of an overheated US economy. But higher borrowing costs have also had some unexpected effects.

"A 1% increase in health care prices caused by a hospital merger lowers both payroll and the number of employees at firms outside the health sector by approximately 0.4%," according to the study.

With recent changes to the design of health care plans, there is more room for employers to violate their fiduciary obligations; however, they can take steps to ensure that they are meeting those responsibilities.