Employee Benefit News November 30, 2022
Janet Trautwein

Workers want high-quality health insurance. Their employers are best positioned to provide it — and have been for decades. Efforts to replace this proven model with other approaches will not generate better results for a number of reasons.

It’s more challenging than ever for employers to staff their ranks. Nearly three-quarters say they’re having trouble attracting new talent. More than six out of 10 say it’s difficult to retain the talent they have. Offering quality health benefits can help them overcome these challenges.

Employers first began providing health insurance in the 1940s. They did so in response to wage controls that the federal government imposed during World War II. They still needed to attract workers, so they began offering...

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