Concerned by the lack of competition in the U.S. generic market, Sen. Elizabeth Warren has proposed creating a new drug manufacturing department.

Small-scale, practical uses of data that can improve individual patients' well-being and support healthier workforces more broadly.

A handful of companies have recently announced plans to reduce deductibles or cover more care before workers are exposed to the cost.

But a professor said the accounts do little to improve access to care, or health care system efficiency.