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Sen. Bernie Sanders, chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, has demanded to know why Americans pay "$1,349 a month for [weight loss] prescription drugs that cost less than $5 to manufacture."

The Federation of Americans for Consumer Choice's lawsuit states that the Department of Labor's new "rushed" fiduciary rule is similar to a proposal struck down by the federal appeals court a decade ago.

Last year, the drug industry trade group sued the government, claiming the program violated the Constitution by giving too much power to federal regulators and imposing excessive fines on companies that refuse to negotiate.

Starting this year, federal employees can choose plans that cover several fertility services, including up to $25,000 annually for in vitro fertilization procedures and up to three artificial insemination cycles each year.

The 2018 rule sought to expand opportunities for smaller employers to join together to serve as the sponsor of a single, multiemployer health plan but was never implemented after a court ruling blocked it.

Fifty-seven percent of respondents said working for commissions or bonuses motivates them to do a better job at work.