"Digital MSK solutions can lead to increased employee engagement, health equity, and reduced absenteeism, pain, depression, surgery intent, and opioid use," says Jim Pursley, president of Hinge Health.

In recent months ominous ads about prescription drugs have flooded the TV airwaves - and Congress is paying attention: House and Senate members have launched nine bills that take aim at pharmacy benefit managers.

Plan sponsors need to compare different options for delivering financial security to plan participants, including those that utilize insurance, according to new research from AllianceBernstein.

So, how can HR leaders structure their benefit programs in ways that are meaningful to their people while meeting budgetary demands?