Here are other key findings from the survey:

Two-thirds (66%) of respondents in the corporate sector reported that their plans are fully or partially self-funded. Meanwhile, 77% of public employers completely or partially self-fund health care benefits.
More than four in five employers (83%) offer a health care flexible spending account in the corporate sector, compared to 88% of employers in the public sector.
Most or all employers in the corporate and public sectors offer dental benefits, with 87% of corporate employers and 92% of public sector employers providing preferred provider plans.
The most popular additional health benefits offered by corporate and public-sector employers are mental health benefits (77% and 86%, respectively), chiropractic coverage (73% and 84%), contraception coverage (66% and 76%), and vision benefits (57% and 70%). Additionally, 60% of corporate employers offer autism-treatment benefits.
Several employers in the corporate sector also offer multiple wellness-related benefits, including access to employee assistance programs (91%), flu-shot programs (61%), tobacco/smoking-cessation programs (48%), and health risk assessments/screenings (46%).

"Employee benefits remain a critical component of the relationship between employers and workers," the survey notes. "Workplaces have undergone a monumental transformation in the last two years, largely fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic and the Great Resignation. In recognition of the shifting attitudes toward remote work and employees' desire for work-life balance, organizations are putting a greater emphasis on offerings such as flexible work options and independent care services and focusing less on at-work perks life coffee service or walking programs."

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