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Drug prices still rising: 5 ways employers can reduce costs without cutting care

Alan Goforth -
The 2026 Segal Health Plan Cost Trend Survey reports that "double-digit" increases in the cost of pharmacy benefits are driving up the price of healthcare for employers.

4 ways HR can enlist Gen Z and millennials to reduce healthcare costs

Dawn Kawamoto -
Younger employees favor ERs and urgent care centers over PCPs, which may drive up employer costs. Here’s how HR can turn the trend around.

A ‘dire’ situation: Employees’ mental healthcare needs soar again

Dawn Kawamoto -
Those needs, as well as a rising incidence of cancer, are increasing employers' healthcare costs, according to the Business Group on Health.

Why is Congress watching these 2 drivers of rising healthcare costs?

Dawn Kawamoto -
Here’s how legislators are moving toward or stumbling over these issues of rising healthcare costs for employers, says Ilyse Schuman, senior vice president of health policy for the American Benefits Council.

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.

3 warnings about healthcare cost containment in a tight labor market

Patricia J. Goldsmith -
Benefit plans designed around utilization management practices may look good on paper, but they often come at a high price to employees and their employers.

How rising retiree medical costs highlight the role of HSAs

Kathryn Mayer -
New Fidelity research has implications for employers and HR leaders navigating myriad challenges—especially holding down healthcare costs.

‘Time for employers to take action’ on soaring healthcare costs

Kathryn Mayer -
Tackling employee healthcare affordability amid rising costs will be employers’ biggest priority in the coming years, new research says.

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