Key Insight: Learn how controlling health costs overtook retention as employers’ top benefits priority. What’s at Stake: Rising care avoidance risks higher absenteeism, worsening outcomes and escalating employer costs. Forward Look: Expect a strategic shift toward targeted non‑medical benefits to curb costs and improve outcomes. Source: Bullets generated by AI with editorial review Employers say controlling health costs […]
A band of House Republicans bucked party leaders to join Democrats in passing a measure to restore expired Obamacare subsidies through the end of President Donald Trump’s term, as rising healthcare costs drive midterm election anxieties. The House voted 230-196 Thursday to send a three-year extension of the expired tax credits to the Senate. Seventeen Republicans supported […]
What’s at Stake: Rising healthcare costs threaten employer affordability, coverage options, and competitiveness. Supporting Data: Healthcare spending projected to rise 6% annually 2023–2033. Forward Look: Plan for preventive investments; Deloitte models suggest up to $2.2 trillion annual savings by 2040. Source: Bullets generated by AI with editorial review As healthcare costs continue to climb, leaders face mounting pressure […]
Key Insight: Discover how prioritizing specialty, behavioral health, and data can curb rising employer costs. Supporting Data: Employers project a 9% rise in healthcare spending for 2026 (Business Group on Health). Forward Look: Prepare for intensified focus on specialty access, behavioral supports, and benefit analytics. Source: Bullets generated by AI with editorial review As employers struggle to find […]
Key insight: Learn how benefits and workflow tools transform retention into strategic workforce resilience. Expert quote: Giraldo: Supporting clinicians with mental health, flexibility and advancement fosters better patient care. Supporting data: HRSA projects major healthcare staffing shortages for 12 years, especially rural and critical-care. Source: Bullets generated by AI with editorial review Benefits that provide stability and growth […]
Key Insight: Discover how aggregating clinical and vendor data lets employers steer care and reduce costs. Expert Quote: “Benefits now influence hiring as much as salary,” says David Murtagh, VP Product, Claritev. Supporting Data: Baseline renewals add 7–10% annual health-plan cost increases if employers make no changes. Source: Bullets generated by AI with editorial review Double-digit health care […]
Key Insight: Discover how targeted plan redesigns can blunt double-digit healthcare inflation without across-the-board cuts. What’s at Stake: Rising benefits costs threaten employer margins and workforce access to necessary care. Expert Quote: Evaluate networks to achieve hard-dollar savings while protecting population health — Eric Miller, Segal. Source: Bullets generated by AI with editorial review Healthcare costs are nearing […]
In a rapidly evolving workplace landscape, Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) has emerged as a critical safety net for millions of American workers. However, many companies still treat PFML as a compliance-mandated requirement rather than the gateway to a broader ecosystem of support through voluntary benefits. Voluntary benefits go beyond standard medical plans and […]
Key Insight: Learn how combining human guidance with AI is reshaping benefits decision-making. What’s at Stake: Poor literacy risks misenrollment, financial exposure and workforce disengagement. Expert Quote: Advisers must teach “kitchen-table” language, says Brown & Brown managing partner Erika Illiano. Source: Bullets generated by AI with editorial review This is part 3 in an on-going series. Read part 1 and part […]
What’s at Stake: Rising healthcare costs threaten employer affordability, coverage options, and competitiveness. Supporting Data: Healthcare spending projected to rise 6% annually 2023–2033. Forward Look: Plan for preventive investments; Deloitte models suggest up to $2.2 trillion annual savings by 2040. Source: Bullets generated by AI with editorial review As healthcare costs continue to climb, leaders face mounting pressure […]