Market Insights

Helping employees stay informed about benefit options and arming them with the knowledge to make wise choices about their health and wellbeing is essential during times of change and economic uncertainty.

Annual pay rose by 7.6% in the period leading up to August 2022, compared to an average increase of 2% in early 2021.

The answers are interrelated and center around two gaps in the typical family's financial security: The cost of hospital-related services and the amount of savings available.

Plan features will include new virtual primary care through MDLIVE.

Reproductive rights and benefits plan experts suggest plan sponsors move cautiously before converting individual actions and decisions into plan policies.

"Maintaining strategic workforce investments while pulling back on overall spending shows a clear switch from a reactive to a proactive policy," the PwC Pulse Survey of CHROs says.