Twenty-one states are raising minimum wages in 2026. New research from McDonald's and Burger King franchises shows what happens when the floor moves — and HR isn't ready.
Employers and benefits professionals could have new hearing videos to watch this summer. How much the hearings would focus on employer health benefits concerns is unclear.
Officials at Moody's said health insurers are facing low margins across most market segments, and companies likely will focus on redesigning medical plans, reducing benefits, and exiting less profitable markets and geographies.
Consumers identify healthcare at the center of the affordability crisis, above food, rent and utilities. Affordability remains a concern for people with various types of insurance, from individual market plans to employer-sponsored insurance.
