Benefits cost pressure is forcing employers to prove which programs earn their place in the total rewards portfolio. The reflex to answer every need with another vendor or point solution is giving way to consolidation, tighter pharmacy strategy, stronger utilization evidence, and a closer look at whether employees can find and use what already exists. The judgment calls are what stays, what goes, and where AI or automation simplifies the portfolio rather than adding another layer to manage.
This Session Will Examine:
- The cost math behind the reset: medical and pharmacy trend, employee affordability, and why plan-design tweaks may not close the gap.
- Point-solution sprawl and vendor consolidation: what rebids can fix, and what they cannot.
- Utilization and outcomes as tests for programs that have been politely funded for years.
- Where AI and automation can reduce administrative friction and improve employee navigation, and where the use case is still thin.
- Making the optimization case to the CFO without trading away the parts of the package employees value most.
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