Providing health benefits for employees is one of the highest expenditures for an employer. With such a significant amount of revenue devoted to keeping staff healthy, employers look to brokers for solutions that support their workforce while also helping their business remain profitable. As the costs of health care continue to escalate, employers and their workers are facing unprecedented challenges.

As businesses pass expenses onto employees, the skyrocketing costs of prescriptions, rising copays, and unattainable insurance deductibles have left many employees feeling neglected. It's abundantly clear that traditional health plan offerings like high deductible health plans (HDHPs) aren't enough on their own. A large segment of the population needs health care options that are more affordable and easily accessible.

Employers don't know how to provide more cost-effective benefits for staff without taking a bigger hit to their bottom line. But by partnering with organizations that offer non-traditional benefits solutions, expert brokers and health care organizations can address clients' needs for better care while also mitigating costs.