Benefits & Cost

Plan design, carrier moves, premium trend, and what employers are actually offering this year.

HSA vs FSA: the plain-English version

Two acronyms, one big decision. The differences that actually change your take-home.

Andrew ChengJune 9, 20267 min

EAP, explained: what your people actually get

Employee Assistance Programs are widely offered and rarely understood. Let’s fix that.

Andrew ChengJune 2, 20265 min

About this desk

This desk covers what employers offer and what it costs: plan design, carrier and network changes, premium trend, and the accounts and programs that sit around the medical plan.

The test for every piece is whether an HR leader could use it to explain a change to employees or to a CFO. Where a number matters, we say where it came from. Where the answer depends on the plan, we say that too.

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HSA vs FSA, the plain-English version
EAP, explained
The employee benefits glossary