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Employers Use Variety of Strategies to Provide Competitive and Cost-Effective Health Care Benefits

InterWest Insurance Services

A recent report from insurance brokerage Gallagher shows businesses are balancing workers’ physical and emotional health against ever-rising costs. There are many cost drivers in health care and insurers and employers are in a fine balancing act of trying to keep a lid on costs and also keeping their employees happy.

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What employees expect from benefits packages

Business Management Daily

Despite the emergence of the healthcare marketplace, people still look to their employer as the first and most cost-effective choice for medical insurance. According to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), U.S. companies with 50 or more full-time employees must provide health insurance. Medical plans with no or low-cost deductibles.