Market Insights

As employers and their advisors are gearing up for 2024 open enrollment, major mental parity changes are looming on the horizon.

Out-of-network price benchmarking through government regulation, competition with Medicare fee-for-service, and the fact that insurers actually bear risk in the MA market may drive down prices in MA.

As payers interpret and transform these contracts into machine readable files utilizing the provided schemas, the prices are altered into a shadow.

Some employers don't make enough productivity-related data and other metrics available to employees.

"Companies are reevaluating their recruitment strategies to adapt to the new reality and appealing to candidates by highlighting their commitment to employee safety, flexible work arrangements and robust support programs," the study concluded.

A new study breaks down how the Great Recession changed the retirement savings trajectory of late boomers.