We dive into an insurer’s PPO data to show how its total cost of care on average tallies 16.2% less than a national medical experience benchmark.

Increased GLP-1 adherence may reduce medical costs for a growing number of chronic conditions, but savings don’t offset the high price of the medications.

In a pilot of obesity care, Connecticut saved as much as 3% on medication spending, based on rejecting claims and switching members to lower net cost therapies.