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Amanda Eisenberg is a former associate editor of Employee Benefit News.
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Employers face another steep rise in healthcare expenses in 2027, prompting a closer look at GLP-1 coverage, pharmacy spending and high-cost conditions.
Gap coverage, supplemental benefits and options for various types of workers can help avoid cost shifting and still provide support.
Employers are under pressure to keep benefits competitive while controlling costs, driving new scrutiny of PBMs, hospital prices and GLP-1 coverage for 2027.
Women take on the majority of caregiving responsibilities for aging parents, often putting their financial futures at risk.
Organizers should ask, "Where are patients getting stuck, where are teams overloaded, and where is the current process failing to scale?"
