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Benefits technology

How digital twin tech can make a big difference in employers’ GLP-1 costs

Jen Colletta -
In 2022, Dayforce adopted digital twin technology to help employees manage diabetes, and it has since expanded the tool to include weight management. This comes as soaring employer costs for GLP-1s continue to concern HR and benefits leaders.
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Employee benefits after COVID-19: A five-year transformation

Jen Colletta -
The pandemic significantly shaped how benefits teams conceive of and administer employee benefits programs in a lasting way, experts say.
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From D+ to A-: Better employee benefits communication through AI

Jill Barth -
A new study highlights AI's ability to reduce frustration and enhance understanding in employee benefits communication.
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From overwhelm to clarity: Democratizing people analytics for HR leaders

Jill Barth -
This analyst says HR teams don’t need more complex dashboards—they need straightforward access to people analytics that drive change.
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Data analytics: The key to optimizing self-funded plans?

Stephen Horvat -
By embedding analytics into their benefits strategy, organizations can move beyond reactive cost management to proactive plan optimization.
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Money matters: Is financial wellness tech the hottest employee perk of 2025?

Jill Barth -
Financial wellness benefits are powerful tools for attracting and retaining talent, and the HR tech market growth in this area is promising, experts say.
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6 hot benefits topics for HR leaders to watch this year

Dawn Kawamoto -
Paul Fronstin of the Employee Benefit Research Institute expects 2025 will bring continued challenges with rising healthcare and pharmacy costs, along with newer concerns with data integration and AI use.
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4 tips to increase HSA and FSA adoption and engagement

Jenna Everhart -
This open enrollment season, benefits leaders should be proactive about reintroducing employees to their HSA and FSA options, in order to drive adoption, this expert writes.
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2024 Top HR Tech Products of the Year: Salt Labs (A Chime Company) Salt

HRE and HR Tech Conference -
Salt by Salt Labs (A Chime Company) is an employee rewards and incentive platform that acts like a savings account for everyday Americans.
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2024 Top HR Tech Products of the Year: Paychex Flex Perks

HRE and HR Tech Conference -
Paychex Flex® Perks is a digital marketplace of employee benefits curated to address the needs of today’s diverse workforce.
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The key role of AI in boosting employee wellbeing for lower-income workers

Jen Colletta -
Awareness and access remain obstacles preventing lower-income workers from taking advantage of employee wellbeing benefits. Experts share what HR can do.
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What’s new and next in core HR and payroll as AI evolves?

Jen Colletta -
Leveraging tech to strengthen the foundation of core HR and payroll can align those two areas, according to HR Technology Online keynoter Pete Tiliakos.
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High-quality healthcare can be virtual—but HR must help deliver it

Barbara Wachsman -
Virtual healthcare adoption rates are waning, but having this form of care available is crucial for long-term employee health.
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Medicare expertise: A new frontier for strategic HR management

Al Kushner -
Integrating Medicare expertise into HR strategies represents a forward-thinking approach to optimizing employee benefits.
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Breaking through employee healthcare challenges with personalized health data

Jim Priebe -
HR leaders can leverage AI-driven personalized health data to ultimately drive better health outcomes for their employees.
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Retirement account consolidator Manifest wins $25K at HR Tech Pitchfest

Dawn Kawamoto -
This HR tech startup received the award for presenting a promising digital solution to a business problem that organizations face today.
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Enthusiasm for virtual healthcare is waning, but investments continue

Dawn Kawamoto -
Employers are less enthusiastic about the impact of virtual healthcare than they used to be but are still planning big investments in this area. Here’s why.
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Will employers try new tech for this open enrollment?

Jill Barth -
With the 2023 annual enrollment season coming soon, HR teams are considering AI-driven communication solutions.
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HR Tech Check: Building confidence in AI

Jill Barth -
Safety, security and trust are fundamental aspects of responsible AI for HR tech.
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Benefits buyer’s remorse: 4 mistakes to avoid

Chris Michalak -
Personalized employee benefits lead to healthier employees, lower costs and better retention, productivity and culture.
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How this HR’s Rising Star and ‘numbers person’ innovates in hard-hit hospitality

Jen Colletta -
Conrad Riddle of Aimbridge Hospitality, one of this year's HR's Rising Stars, is bringing an analytical mindset to the profession.
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This Mental Health Awareness Month, how 2 employers transformed their strategies

Tom Starner -
Employers including PwC and Wellstar Health System are rethinking how they meet the needs of their employees in a post-COVID world.
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Emergency savings: A ‘gateway drug’ to better retirement savings

Jen Colletta -
Commonwealth’s Nick Maynard shared how organizations like Best Buy, UPS and AutoNation are bolstering emergency savings support to set employees up for long-term retirement success.
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How Cisco transformed benefits delivery with a high-touch, high-tech strategy

Jen Colletta -
Cisco's integrated benefits strategy is helping employees seamlessly get connected with professionals for support.
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Genetic testing: The next frontier in employee benefits?

Linda Galloway -
Cost saving is just one benefit of offering employees genetic testing as part of a holistic benefits strategy.
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Vendors say they can reduce healthcare costs; what ‘proof’ should HR expect?

Elodie Olsen and Jeff Levin-Scherz -
As vendors pledge to help employers confront rising healthcare costs, HR and benefits leaders should tread carefully, focusing on real results.
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How benefits integration can yield results—just ask Cisco

Dawn Kawamoto -
Benefits integration can increase employee adoption when designing in these key elements.
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Employee burnout is on the rise. How can HR tech help?

Steve Boese -
Solutions exist to drive productivity while still ensuring employers are supporting employee wellbeing.
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Gallagher acquires Buck in $660M acquisition, its largest to date

Dawn Kawamoto -
The global consulting services firm acquires Buck in a deal worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Find out why.
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2023 Top HR Tech Products of the Year deadline approaching: May 31

HRE and HR Tech Conference -
The annual competition showcases new and innovative HR technology solutions.
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The benefits tech market is chaotic; how to make sense of the mess

Linda Galloway -
Benefits leaders are finding that there are too many benefit options and too many tech offerings for easy decision-making.
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Internal mobility, talent marketplaces are ‘life-or-death’ survival strategies

Elizabeth Clarke -
Here are three skills-related takeaways about these strategies from analyst Josh Bersin's opening keynote at the HR Technology Conference Virtual.
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3 strategies for using benefits tech to enhance EX

Steve Boese -
Perhaps more than any other component of EX, employees today are expecting leading benefits offerings. Here's how tech can help.
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The role of data management tech in next-gen healthcare benefits

David Morris -
HR and benefits leaders are facing a point of inflection in the transformation of healthcare delivery models.
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Financial wellness: How HR can step up and ‘be deliberate’

Will Bunch -
Microsoft’s benefits leader and other experts urge HR to be proactive in supporting employee financial wellness.
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