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Pharmacy benefit managers are driving up drug costs for millions of people, employers and the government. (Robbins and Abelson, 6/21)

More American children than ever are qualifying for special education, but schools are struggling to find enough teachers to meet their needs. A record 7.5 million students accessed special-education services in U.S. schools as of 2022-2023. (Randazzo and Barnum, 6/20)

This landmark ruling, known as the Olmstead decision, augured a shift away from institutional care for long-term services and towards the most integrated setting possible — treating people with disabilities not as outcasts but as community members who can make choices and decide their own futures. (Broderick, 6/21)

When it comes to customer experience at the nation’s largest retail pharmacy chains, there is plenty of room for improvement, according to Tilak Mandadi, the chief digital, data, analytics and technology officer at CVS Health CVS. (Bousquette, 6/20)

Marriages in which a partner undergoes a gender transition can not only survive, but also thrive under the light of new honesty. (McMillan, 6/20)

in Japan, women who seek sterilization procedures like tubal ligation or hysterectomies must meet conditions that are among the most onerous in the world. (Rich and Notoya, 6/21)

The chimpanzee was sick. What intrigued the watching research team was what the ape did about it. (Vinall, 6/21)

For thousands of years, philosophers have argued about the purpose of language. Plato believed it was essential for thinking. Thought “is a silent inner conversation of the soul with itself,” he wrote. Many modern scholars have advanced similar views. (Zimmer, 6/19)

Are you a coffee lover? It might be down to your DNA. (Dewan, 6/20)