7wireVentures September 29, 2025

Employer-sponsored healthcare has long been the backbone of the U.S. system, covering more than 160 million Americans and representing over $1.4 trillion in annual spending. But today, that foundation is under strain. Costs are rising at the fastest pace in more than a decade, employees are often confused or disengaged with their benefits, and many digital health solutions are still nascent in their development and have yet to deliver concrete ROI. Employers are realizing that simply paying premiums is no longer enough. To meet the needs of their workforce and control costs, they must either step into a more active role as architects of health and wellbeing or make plans to exit benefit design.

This inflection point is underscored by...

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