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Benefits as a Tool for Employee Retention in 2026

Employee turnover remains a challenge in 2026, and benefits strategy plays a growing role in retention. Discover how healthcare, pharmacy management, mental health support, and financial security benefits influence whether employees stay or leave, and how employers can design benefits programs that strengthen workforce stability.

TrumpRx and Group Insurance: What Employers Should Be Watching

TrumpRx is emerging as an alternative to traditional PBM contracting structures. While it does not replace employer-sponsored group insurance, it may influence pricing pressure, formulary shifts, and contract negotiations. Here’s what employers need to understand and why pharmacy contract visibility still matters.

Direct Primary Care: Can It Work for Your Organization?

Direct Primary Care offers employers an alternative approach to primary care by prioritizing access, prevention, and predictable costs. This article explores how the DPC model works, where it fits within a broader benefits strategy, and key considerations for organizations evaluating new care delivery options.

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Predictive Analytics in Benefits: What’s Real vs. Hype?

Predictive Analytics in Benefits: What’s Real vs. Hype?

For years, the promise of predictive analytics in employee benefits has sounded almost magical: algorithms that can foresee which conditions will develop, pinpoint looming cost spikes, and deliver tailor-made strategies that optimize both spend and employee health...

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Designing Benefits for a Multigenerational Workforce

Designing Benefits for a Multigenerational Workforce

Today’s workforce looks very different from the one most employee benefit plans were originally built to support. For the first time in history, five generations (Traditionalists, Baby Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z) can be found working side by side. Their...

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What Employers Can Learn from Failed Benefits Strategies

What Employers Can Learn from Failed Benefits Strategies

When benefits strategies miss the mark, they can reveal valuable lessons. This article explores common pitfalls, how to evaluate post-renewal results, and actionable ways to build stronger, more resilient benefit programs that align with employee needs and long-term goals.

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