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Healthcare

Delivering bad news about benefits? How to improve your strategy

This open enrollment season, one expert shares how HR leaders can improve their communication when delivering news about benefits changes.

Why more than 40% of U.S. employers now offer fertility benefits

As more employers invest in fertility-related benefits, they are focusing on such offerings as fertility medications, in-vitro fertilization and non-IVF treatments.

How priorities for employee benefits are shifting in 2025

With concerns about rapidly rising costs, this is the first time in many years that mental health is not employers' top employee benefits priority for the year ahead.

Why erectile dysfunction is costing U.S. employers $9.3 billion a year

Many male employees with erectile dysfunction suffer from productivity loss at work and lack employer support to address related physical and mental wellbeing challenges. Here’s how employee benefits can help.

15-year high? Employer healthcare spending forecast to soar in year ahead

The 'staggering' cost of pharmacy drugs is driving most of the increase, says Ellen Kelsay of the Business Group on Health, which released new data this week.

5 key voluntary benefits to watch in 2025

A handful of these voluntary benefits are perennial favorites with employers, while others, like identity theft protection plans, are gaining steam among offerings.

Psychedelic-assisted therapy: ‘the beginning’ of a health benefits trend?

The FDA's decision on Aug. 9, 2024, not to approve MDMA to treat PTSD marks a blow to a small but growing number of employers offering healthcare coverage for psychedelic drugs to treat mental health issues like depression.