Finding and retaining employees remains a top concern among small-business owners, and offering affordable healthcare benefits continues to be a significant challenge. Because of this, health ...

Offering healthcare benefits is essential in staying competitive. In 2025, 88% of employers consider them as very or extremely important. However, a significant health insurance cost increase is ...

If you get your health insurance through your job, you could see those monthly plan costs go up. A new report from Mercer, a global consulting firm, says 2026 could be the fourth consecutive year of ...

Boston-based consulting firm publishes interactive planning tools covering health cost projections, benefits ROI, and ...

Survey data shows import tariffs were a factor in 2025 business costs, but the New York Fed said other, less splashy price hikes accounted for a much bigger share of increased company expenses.

Employer-provided health insurance coverage can vary by industry, company size and even location, with differences in plan offerings, premiums and the number of residents covered by employer insurance ...

Employers can anticipate a 6.7% increase in total health benefit costs in 2026 — the steepest in 15 years — according to the 2025 National Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans from consulting ...

A small, growing number of employers are putting health insurance decisions entirely in the hands of their workers. Instead of offering traditional insurance, they’re giving workers money to buy their ...

Employee demand for reproductive health care benefits, including contraception, abortion, and fertility treatment, crosses gender, age, and political lines. Employers that invest in reproductive and ...

At a health plan for private school employees in Pennsylvania, pharmacy expenses are expected to hit 30% of total healthcare costs this year. Drug costs have risen faster than medical expenses since ...

California’s health care system is overloaded with costs and does not need new legislative mandates this year. Chris Kaufman CalMatters California businesses are facing cost pressures on all fronts — ...