In this week's episode, Simple Pay Health co-founder Wally Gomaa discusses the main difficulties facing the health insurance industry. He sees a lack of transparency and complexity, but he also sees stakeholders working to develop a better healthcare model.

The increase in interest rates seen in 2022 has improved pension funded status and provided attractive yields for sponsors wanting to de-risk by increasing their allocation to fixed income, according to a new report.

HR leaders should take time to purposefully review their reward and benefits packages and consider if their efforts and budgets are being directed to programs that will have the most impact for employees.

A new financial tool can help employers and advisors understand where people are and where they want to go – and then meet them there.

Start the new year with a review of your employee handbook.

This income-driven repayment plan for student loans could cut some borrowers' payments in half or erase all remaining debt after 10 years for those who took out $12,000 or less.

"Workers know what they want and recruiters are braced for change -- and both are putting plans in place to seize the opportunity," the report concludes .

Overall, the use of embedded hiring science and automation to drive data-informed outcomes, ensure fairness and improve experiences will improve the QoH of employers.