Tag: employer healthcare costs

With employers seeking ways to tackle premium hikes, individual coverage health reimbursement accounts could be part of the solution.

Recent projections for 2027 increases range from 9.2% to 11% without plan-design changes.

A study by EBRI and Morgan Health found employers are interested in adopting individual coverage health reimbursement accounts, but knowledge...

Holistic weight management programs and direct-to-employer pricing models can mitigate plan sponsors’ spending on weight management medication.

Aon’s 2025 Benefits Survey of Hospitals found health systems wants their employees to understand both the benefits available and how...

Health care cost increases are expected to outpace employers’ forecasts for the second year in a row, according to the...

Employers can improve their offerings by enhancing the automatic 401(k) deferral rates and offering ‘must-have’ benefits to employees, according to...

Panelists discussed the benefits of offering health savings accounts and some best practices for employers.  

A diverse group of plan sponsors spoke about their decision-making process to choose a health savings account provider.

Research shows that assets in health savings accounts continue to rise, growing to reach a landmark threshold last year.

Separately published research finds significant disparities in employer medical coverage and that employees’ participation in workplace benefits is based on...

The USI Insurance Services 2023 Employee Benefits Market Outlook Report outlined employer strategies to reduce the impact of rising health-care...

A new WTW survey shows that half of employers are concerned about the increasing costs of providing group health plan...

Despite rising health care costs, employers expect to cover 82% of the cost of employee coverage in 2022, up from 80%...

Forty-one percent of Americans polled say they decreased contributions to a savings plan because of health care expenses.

The partnership between Alegeus and ZendyHealth aims to help employees make smarter decisions to manage health care costs.

Both solutions are designed to help employees choose the right benefits and health care delivery to lower costs for them...

The tool is designed to ensure employees receive the right care while containing costs for themselves and their employers.

Providers, namely hospitals and large regional health care systems, are increasingly being asked by payers to accept at-risk reimbursement, where...

Mercer notes that employers were able to contain these costs without enrolling more employees into high-deductible plans.