Nearly 40 percent of employers say they plan to increase hiring levels in the next 12 months; of those, 28 percent say they will put more emphasis on hiring workers who have four-year degrees.

More than 350 U.S. employers representing 17.2 million members sounded off on the service performance of their pharmacy benefit management vendors in 17 areas.

H.R. 4489, introduced by Rep. Stephen Lynch, D-Mass., would give the Office of Personnel Management greater oversight of pharmacy benefit managers participating in the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program (FEHBP).