Thursday, June 1, 2017

Rising Health Care Costs Threatening Employees' Financial Goals

Today we're bringing you a relevant and informative article out of Benefits Pro that highlights the amount of financial stress companies are finding their employees under due to healthcare costs.

Marlene Satter writes, "As more employees find themselves shelling out more from their own pockets to pay health care bills — 69 percent of workers said so in 2015, but 79 percent said so in 2016 — it’s no surprise to hear that health care costs are up 10 percent since 2015. No wonder they’re stressed; salaries certainly haven’t risen to match." 

Satter also explains how this issue has taken a toll on employee's productivity at work and physical health levels. Read more HERE

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