Employee Benefit News March 23, 2022
Like so many consumers, I’m repeatedly amazed at what I can’t find in the grocery store or at my favorite salad place. Who could have predicted there’d be regular interruptions in the supply of edamame, but not of broccoli?
The healthcare industry, which accounts for nearly 20% of the U.S. economy, has not escaped these supply chain challenges. There are a host of issues that benefit brokers and advisers need to be more mindful of when helping employer clients navigate an increasingly rocky terrain.
We’re up against some of the same problems faced by other industries, including insufficient labor to load or offload trucks carrying medical supplies and devices, as well as just regular supplies. But that’s just for starters....