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[Human Resource Capabilities](https://www.bukaty.com/payroll-accounting-2/human-resource-capabilities) - [Accounting Services](https://www.bukaty.com/payroll-accounting-2/accounting-services) # News & Insights [![https://2073866.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na2.net/hubfs/2073866/2025/2025%20fall%20newsletter/AdobeStock_474584768600X400_RxUsage.jpg](https://insights.bukaty.com/hubfs/2025/2025%20fall%20newsletter/AdobeStock_474584768600X400_RxUsage.jpg)](https://insights.bukaty.com/lowering-premiums-through-prescription-usage) October 29, 2025 ## [Lowering premiums through prescription usage](https://insights.bukaty.com/lowering-premiums-through-prescription-usage) Generic versions of brand name medications have had a 40-year runway, yet consumer adoption remains grounded by skepticism for some.  [Read More](https://insights.bukaty.com/lowering-premiums-through-prescription-usage) 0 [![https://2073866.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na2.net/hubfs/2073866/2025/2025%20fall%20newsletter/AdobeStock_490838468_600X400_MOmin.jpg](https://insights.bukaty.com/hubfs/2025/2025%20fall%20newsletter/AdobeStock_490838468_600X400_MOmin.jpg)](https://insights.bukaty.com/missouri-2026-minimum-wage-to-increase) October 29, 2025 ## [Missouri 2026 minimum wage to increase](https://insights.bukaty.com/missouri-2026-minimum-wage-to-increase) After the dizzying legislative battle that resulted in the [repeal](https://insights.bukaty.com/bulletins/missouri-paid-sick-leave-and-minimum-wage-law-repealed) of portions of Missouri’s voter-approved Proposition A, one surviving element takes effect January 1, 2026. The state’s employers should prepare for the automatic minimum wage increase to $15 an hour at the start of the new year. The... 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