Employers need to rethink access to mental health and recovery care
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.
Health and wellness
Retirement income is the next challenge for employers
Workers estimate they’ll need over $5K in monthly retirement income, but many have no clear strategy for turning savings and investments into a steady paycheck.
How this AT&T benefit is helping employee navigate stage IV cancer diagnosis
Jose Conde has been working with specialty care support platform Lantern for over a year, receiving aid with everything from oncology specialist connections to claims to empathetic support.
Heightened healthcare costs a top HR challenge
Leading benefits professionals — and EBN Excellence in Benefits award winners — share how they are contending with rising health plan expenses.
When an acute behavioral health crisis hits, employees need better options
The CEO of Connections Health Solutions explains how its crisis receiving centers can provide faster and more cost-efficient access to specialized care.
Benefits Think Tech neck is becoming a workplace health issue. Here’s what HR can do
Education and healthy work routines can help keep employees from experiencing chronic pain and lower productivity.
When determining GLP-1 coverage, keep these considerations in mind
Less expensive options and customized levels of support can help employers make these medications work within their benefits plan.
Benefits Think Why skipping metabolic health is a $100k mistake
When providers rush to high-cost procedures, plan sponsors are left subsidizing a bypass of the underlying metabolic issues that most determine pregnancy success.
Q&A: Texas Civil Rights Project’s Doretha Polite sees benefits getting even more personal
The human resources director discusses HR's biggest trends, challenges, and strategies for success.
Benefits Think Healthcare is a problem. This employer has a solution
Asking difficult questions, pushing for transparency, and challenging how prices are set have helped a healthcare provider offer better coverage to its employees.
Benefits Think It’s time to re-evaluate paid parental leave
The goal is to strike a thoughtful balance that supports employees during important life events while maintaining productivity, managing costs and ensuring equitable access.
Employers brace for another year of rising health benefit costs
With health benefit costs expected to rise 8.2% in 2027, employers are looking for ways to control spending without simply shifting more costs to workers.
Why ancillary benefits aren’t just ‘extras’
Supplemental offerings such as vision, dental, accident and life insurance provide preventive care and essential coverage when things go wrong.
How LandCare’s benefits hub boosted open enrollment engagement by 40%
The commercial landscaping company’s benefits manager shares the vendor partnership and internal strategies that improved employee utilization.
Benefits Think Menopause in the workplace: A business and healthcare priority
Intentional efforts to connect women with comprehensive care and support can help them manage menopause symptoms and build a stronger culture.
Dr. Natasha Parekh
Marathon Health
Benefits Think Why ICHRA is a broker opportunity
Brokers can model ICHRA versus group plans and benchmark contributions against various metal tier plans such as gold plans.
Lindsey Miller
Softheon
With GLP-1s raising costs, employers are finding new ways to reduce spending
As healthcare expenses approach double-digit increases, employers are looking for savings in waste, care delivery, and plan administration before cutting benefits.
With financial stress rising, employers can offer these lifelines now
From emergency savings to retirement and AI-powered advice, employers are rethinking financial wellness as workers struggle to keep up with rising costs.
Benefits Think The mental health agenda has changed, most benefits systems haven’t
Today's complex stressors require clearer access pathways and a company-wide commitment to mental health support.
Deb Smolensky
NFP
Getting the best ROI out of your benefits
Rising healthcare costs are forcing employers to reevaluate which benefits are worth the cost. One Pass CEO Tom Wiffler says engagement can reveal which programs deliver real value.
