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The U.S. faces a serious shortage of primary care doctors for many reasons, but Medicare, which has significant muscle in the health care market, tends to reward specialties that emphasize procedures more than primary care.

Does it need an overhaul? Along with benefit plan amendment deadlines and implementation requirements, the turning of the calendar is a good time to reassess if benefits are robust enough to recruit and retain the best talent.

The drugstore chain is making big moves as it seeks to stabilize its retail pharmacy business – part of a long-term growth strategy, after spending nearly $20 billion to acquire Signify Health and Oak Street Health this year.

Of those anticipating this growth, 42% believe their own revenue growth will exceed 20%.

Making the decision to divert from a traditional health plan to a RBP plan is not for every firm: Good communications - and how well an employer uses their "concierge"- are the key to success, according to Imagine360 experts.

Several justices wrestled with the $6 billion bankruptcy plan for OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would shield the Sackler family, who own the company, from civil lawsuits over the toll of the opioid epidemic.