Market Insights

Call it the automation paradox: The infusion of AI, robotics and big data into the workplace is elevating the demand for people's ingenuity.

The high cost of cutting-edge tests and treatments is threatening to keep precision medicine out of reach for many patients.

Costs are going up globally, with the expected average increase before changes for employer-sponsored medical plans in 2019 of 7.8 percent.

For next year, a benchmark “silver” plan--which provides a mid-level of coverage--will cost $406 a month for a 27-year-old, before any subsidies.

With enrollment for ACA health plans underway, some experts worry that consumers lack access to clear information about which health plans have narrow networks.

To better compete for top workers, more employers are tweaking existing benefits or adding new offerings.

BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street hold top slots.

Following five years of relatively modest cost growth, more employers are forgoing the short-term savings offered by cost-shifting and turning to strategies addressing care delivery and health management.