How sticking with ICHRAs minimizes disruption, part 2
With this alternative model, benefit professionals have the potential to not only stabilize employee health benefit costs but actually return dividends.
Health and wellness
Benefits Think How to solve client caregiving crises
The key to preventing employees with heavy family responsibilities from burning out is to make caregiving visible inside the culture, then align benefits around that reality.
Chuck Greenblott
Power 10 Financial
The most impactful benefits for men right now
As Men's Health Month concludes, data and expert advice provide leaders with multiple ways to support their male employees in these four main categories of concern.
Why Gen Z men are taking more mental health leave than their older colleagues
A new survey finds this male demographic is taking mental health leave at higher rates than other generations, as employers grapple with rising loneliness and shifting workplace norms.
Repayment benefits are increasing employees’ access to care
Expanding care coverage is going to be crucial to improving access to care for employees struggling to make ends meet.
How employers can support mentally, financially strained caregiver staff
A new survey finds 77% of caregivers feel financially overwhelmed as they juggle jobs and care duties, exposing gaps in workplace support systems.
Report Understanding workforce stress and the path to well-being
When leaders and managers should understand the impact of these events on employees, they can take steps to better support them.
Guide 5 Talking points to explain modern mental health support to employers
Lack of a clear definition for modern mental health support can make it hard to know what to look for or how to create an impactful strategy.
Health benefits spending soars, but employee confusion persists
Even as employers spend more on health plans, employees report confusion over coverage details, fueling calls for better communication and tools.
How sticking with ICHRAs minimizes disruption, part 1
Experts suggest locking in this emerging alternative to traditional health insurance coverage to help stabilize soaring health benefit costs.
Despite employer push, workers aren’t sold on AI benefits tools
Privacy, accuracy and transparency concerns are slowing adoption, even as organizations see artificial intelligence as a way to simplify benefits decisions and improve support.
With 42% of men skipping preventative care, improving these 4 health categories is critical
To improve attention to male health, employers should start with enhancing benefits education, enabling time off for appointments, and championing mental wellness.
Benefits Think Why AI alone won’t solve the mental health crisis
The real breakthrough will come when we stop treating mental health as a standalone benefit and start treating it as an essential part of how we care for people.
Dr. Cole Barfield
First Stop Health
Voluntary eldercare benefit is high-demand, low-cost win for employers
LegalShield and Care.com have partnered to provide employees with legal, operational and emotional support as they care for aging loved ones.
How to make cell and gene therapies affordable
Brokers are urged to read the fine print on stop-loss contracts to ensure adequate coverage is in place, and have clients pool risk whenever necessary.
This CEO made time off mandatory and boosted productivity
A Utah business leader turned personal burnout lessons into policy, requiring executives to take Fridays off to achieve stronger focus and reduced fatigue.
As GLP-1 costs climb, more employers weigh dropping coverage in 2027
A growing share of employers are rethinking coverage of the weight-loss drugs as costs rise and early expectations of lower obesity rates and surgical needs have yet to surface in claims data.
Benefits Think ICHRA isn’t a new product — it’s a new role for brokers
Introducing an individual coverage health reimbursement arrangement represents a shift from selling products to becoming a real strategic partner.
Benefits Think Success in self-insurance hinges on preparation
Setting clear expectations and equipping health plan members with usable information will build trust and eliminate employee friction in the face of change.
Louis C. Bernardi
BritePath
Companies are betting on free food to lure workers back in office
New research shows companies are ramping up spending on workplace meals, with employees citing food perks as a key factor in staying and showing up.
