Section archive
Tag: Employee Benefits
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Your Benefits Are Broken: The $1,200 Per Employee Per Year Problem Nobody Is Solving
**Date:** October 20, 2026 **Category:** HR Strategy, People Operations The average Fortune 500 company spends $12,437 per employee per year on benefits — that’s $1.24 trillion in total, according to the 2026 Benefits Engagement Index by Aon and the Society for Human…
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Mid-Year Benefits Open Enrollment Wrap-Up — What the Data Says About Employee Priorities
The 2026 mid-year open enrollment cycle closed with a resounding signal: employees are reshaping benefits design from the bottom up, and organizations that ignored the data did so at their own peril. Across Q3 2026, open enrollment participation data from over 4,200…
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EHR Giants Enter the Employee Benefits Marketplace as Competition Intensifies
The boundary between electronic health records and employee benefits administration is dissolving. Over the past three weeks, Epic Systems, Cerner (now part of Oracle Health), and Allscripts have each launched consumer-facing or employer-facing benefits portals that allow workers to browse, compare, and…
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April 2026 Benefits Innovation: AI-Powered Plans, Wellbeing Stipends, and the New Employee Benefits Landscape
April 2026 saw benefits innovation accelerate in three key areas: AI-powered plan design, expanded wellbeing stipends, and benefits platforms that connected health data to employee wellness in real time. The year was shaping up to be a turning point for how employers…
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Employee Benefits Forecast — Q2 2026 Changes on the Horizon
The second quarter of 2026 brings a wave of benefits changes that will affect millions of American workers. From expanded mental health coverage requirements to significant updates in student loan repayment programs, the benefits landscape is shifting in ways that require proactive…
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Employee Mental Health Benefits in 2025: What Employers Got Right and Where They’re Failing
By May 2025, employee mental health had transitioned from a pandemic-era perk to a permanent benefits expectation. A Gallup survey released in April 2025 found that 73% of U.S. employees rated mental health coverage as “important” or “very important” when evaluating employer…