- Key Insight: Learn how controlling health costs overtook retention as employers’ top benefits priority.
- What’s at Stake: Rising care avoidance risks higher absenteeism, worsening outcomes and escalating employer costs.
- Forward Look: Expect a strategic shift toward targeted non‑medical benefits to curb costs and improve outcomes.
- Source: Bullets generated by AI with editorial review
Employers say controlling health costs is their No. 1 benefits objective in the new year, surpassing attracting and retaining employees and improving productivity for the first time since 2022, according to a new research by MetLife.
