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Employers Project 5.6% Jump in Health Benefit Costs
The increase for 2023 may rise even higher as insurance carriers price record inflation into employers' renewal rates, per a Mercer survey.
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Vincent Ryan
| August 12, 2022
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Human Capital
Companies Move to Limit Employees’ Health Costs
Most large and midsize employers hit "pause" on requiring workers to pay more out-of-pocket for health services.
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David McCann
| November 4, 2019
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Human Capital
Annual Waste in U.S. Healthcare System Nears $1 Trillion
The waste equates to approximately a quarter of all healthcare spending, according to a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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David McCann
| October 22, 2019
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Risk & Compliance
What Are the Top Health Benefits Priorities for 2020?
Mercer offers a comprehensive look at what health plan sponsors should be thinking about this contract season.
By
David McCann
| June 27, 2019
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Human Capital & Careers
Is Stop-Loss Insurance Losing Some of Its Value?
With specialty drugs driving the most costly medical claims to stratospheric heights, stop-loss policies may not offer the same peace of mind they once did.
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David McCann
| May 10, 2019
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Human Capital & Careers
Health-Care Cost Growth Increased in 2018
An average 3.6% rise in employers' health-benefits costs was up a point from last year and once again exceeded the general inflation rate.
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David McCann
| November 8, 2018
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Retirement Plans
U.S. Given ‘C’ Rating In Annual Pension Survey
The retirement systems of Scandinavian economies are tops, while those of the U.S., the U.K., and France languish, according to Mercer.
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William Sprouse
| October 22, 2018
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Human Capital & Careers
Worksite Medical Clinics Proliferate, Save Costs
A third of large companies now sponsor clinics for employees, and most of them report solid ROI, study shows.
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David McCann
| October 11, 2018
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Human Capital & Careers
How to Reap the Benefits of Telemedicine
Telemedicine services can lower employers' health-care costs, but only if employees use them — and few do.
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Mercer and Beth Umland
| August 29, 2018
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Talent Management
Tight Labor Market Doesn’t Move Wage Needle
Even with low unemployment and this year's tax windfall, employers are planning essentially flat salary increases for 2019, studies show.
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David McCann
| August 16, 2018
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Companies Share Tax Savings With Workers
A minority but growing number of employers give employees bonuses and raises based on this year's tax windfall; Visa leads the way with huge 401(k) boost.
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David McCann
| January 11, 2018
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Risk & Compliance
How Might Trump Health-Care Order Affect Group Plans?
If companies were allowed to fund HRAs for the purpose of allowing workers to buy their own insurance, some companies might do it, research suggests.
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David McCann
| October 13, 2017
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Human Capital: Risk vs. Uncertainty
When it comes to human capital, "risk" and "uncertainty" are two different concepts, and they need to be addressed separately in order to minimize risk.
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Haig Nalbantian
| October 5, 2017
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A Majority of Companies Now Like the ACA
However, employers' disdain for several aspects of the law, and their wish for changes to it, remain intact.
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David McCann
| September 29, 2017
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Specialty Drug Costs to Soar Again in 2018
The rate of spending increase on high-tech pharmaceuticals will top 17% for a second consecutive year, a study says.
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David McCann
| September 22, 2017
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