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Employee Benefits and the Great Resignation

Artemis Health surveyed over 300 benefits leaders to get their take on how to use employee benefits to respond to the “Great Resignation.” With employee turnover in the news, benefits leaders indi...

Group Health Premiums Expected to Jump 5.6% in 2022

Health plans are expecting 2022 premiums to increase by 5.6% for fully insured group plans. This growth is 0.7 percentage points higher than their expectations for 2021, according to a survey by S...

The Key to Effective Employee Communications

Employers will see maximum impact when they tailor health and well-being communications to the scenario and sometimes to the employee. Employees are generally more motivated by peers and managers ...

Will Fertility Benefits Become Commonplace?

For many years, there was no upward trend in health plan benefits for infertility. But that’s changing, according to a survey by Mercer. Over the past five years, more large employers have been of...

A Surprising Shift in Benefit Plans

There’s been an unexpected reversal in cost-sharing trends with health plans, according to a survey by Mercer. Sixty percent of employers say they won’t make plan changes to reduce expected health...

Benefit Communications That Resonate

Employers often worry that employees don’t pay attention to their employee benefits communications. A survey published by the Business Group on Health reveals what resonates with employees: ...

Satisfaction with HDHPs Goes Up Over Time

Fifty-four percent of enrollees are very or extremely satisfied with their high deductible health plan (HDHP) after three years or more on the plan compared to 30% in the plan less than a year, ac...

Private Insurers to Cover At-Home COVID Tests

The administration will soon mandate that insurers reimburse Americans for purchasing at-home tests. Three federal departments will issue guidance on January 15, 2022. People who buy the tests wil...

Americans Consider Health Insurance Changes During Open Enrollment

Forty-five percent of Americans are considering changes to their health insurance during open enrollment. Although a large portion cites the pandemic as the main factor, others are looking at cost...

Employers Often Overlook the Benefits of an HSA

It’s clear that employers need help educating employees on health savings accounts (HSAs). Fifty-six percent of employers don’t know that an employee needs a high deductible health plan (HDHP) to ...

One-Third of Employees Stay for the Health Insurance

As record numbers of Americans leave their jobs in the "Great Resignation," a new survey finds that health insurance is holding back some workers from joining the wave. Thirty-three percent say th...

Employees Face Rising Costs and A Need for Mental Health Benefits

While the COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on mental health, only 31% of employees say their employers have stepped up efforts to address employee wellbeing, according to a survey by the Employe...