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Organizations are seeing more demand for mental health and substance use services. New approaches aim to make care easier to access before employees reach a crisis.
With salary budgets holding steady and AI reshaping rewards, employers are looking to transparency, career growth and other benefits to retain top talent.
Rising use of the weight-loss drug is fueling the fastest health plan cost growth in a decade and a half, forcing employers to rethink coverage strategies and cost management.
As more Americans turn to GLP-1 medications for weight loss, employers are weighing the benefits of coverage against rising healthcare expenses and long-term costs.
Medicare now covers the medication for weight loss for eligible members, upping the need for corresponding lifestyle and behavioral benefits.
