U.S. healthcare affordability falls to lowest level since 2021

New findings from the latest West Health–Gallup Healthcare Affordability Index, which tracks Americans’ ability to access and pay for health care, show that fewer than half of U.S. adults (49%) can consistently afford needed care and prescription medications when they...

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Your compensation data problem is about to get worse

Enterprise organizations are drowning in data. HR teams have access to more information about their workforce than ever before. Yet, when it comes to making confident, defensible pay decisions, many are still working with tools and processes that haven’t fundamentally...

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The bottom-line impact of surging toxic cultures

Companies are facing a growing disconnect between how leaders view workplace culture and how employees experience it. While executives overwhelmingly say empathy is essential to business success, new research from Businessolver finds rising reports of toxic...

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Stop-loss costs keep climbing, Gallagher warns

Gallagher Benefit Services is continuing to see big increases in health benefits costs, creating opportunities for benefits advisors, as well as challenges for employers. William Ziebell, the chief executive officer of Gallagher’s employee benefits consulting and...

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Amid benefits rollbacks, employers face a summer challenge

For the first time ever, the majority of households now have two full-time, working parents—and they’re feeling the pressure, especially this time of year. Summer is particularly challenging for working parents, experts say, as school routines and childcare are...

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