Fierce Healthcare September 16, 2019
Employers are rethinking their approach to health benefit design to curb rising costs—and to stay competitive in a tight job market, a new report shows.
Harvard Business Review and League conducted a survey of 238 organizations and found that 77% of employers who participated believe offering “innovative” benefits to employees is a crucial tool for competing for the best workers.
In addition, 57% said the number of health benefits programs they offer is increasing, and 51% expect health benefits to become even more important in the future than they are at present.
“Employers say offering an attractive health benefits package gives them an important tool to differentiate their organization from the others competing for the same scarce...