Benefits Manager

"Employers are focusing on recalibrating more than cutting and are continuing to invest in care benefits even as they trim other costs," Care.com reports.

In the near future, AI may become a necessary part of every employer's hiring process to varying degrees.

Benefits professionals should anticipate further guidance as they attempt to develop a workable process for determining out-of-network payment rates

Just days after the other two drugmakers dropped their prices, Sanofi is capping the cost of its most prescribed insulin at $35 for the privately insured, as a price gouging lawsuit against all three drugmakers gets underway.

Recently, a wave of states and local jurisdictions, including California, Colorado, New York and Washington, have passed pay transparency laws with varied requirements for employers.

Although paid family and medical leave is a bit of a "hot potato" right now, employers should see it as one element of a larger, holistic strategy to meet the needs and expectations of their workers.

The leaders from various sectors of the health care industry sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in support of the proposed Medicare Advantage payment policy changes for 2024.

The fact is, employers not only have the power to impact the health of their employees; they can't afford not to.