Story updated March 9, 2pm ET
Despite predictions that private exchange enrollment will hit 30 million in 2017, employers remain cautious about them, including those early adopters who say they had little choice but to move to one.
Story updated March 9, 2pm ET
Despite predictions that private exchange enrollment will hit 30 million in 2017, employers remain cautious about them, including those early adopters who say they had little choice but to move to one.
Kalish is a fomer managing editor of SourceMedia’s Employee Benefits Group.
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