With presenteeism costing employers up to 10 times more than absenteeism, benefits like pet insurance can help.

There's an acute shortage of key chemotherapy drugs used to treat a wide variety of cancers because manufacturers can't make money off of them, two oncology experts told a House subcommittee.

The commercial insurance market has historically lagged behind government payers on value-based care and requires federal action, recommends JPMorgan Chase's health care arm.

Brokers and benefits managers need to factor the new legislation, which takes effect immediately, into their next health plans, although anti-steering and anti-tiering provisions in contracts remain in effect until the end of the year.