Health and protection strategies set for major change
The Future of Health and Protection Research 2025 finds that employers have an enthusiasm for innovation.
They are keen to use a variety of methods – from specialised support services through to digital tools (including virtual GPs) – to help employees access the clinical care that they need to access services more efficiently.
This is set against a backdrop of increases in healthcare costs across all global regions. Medical trends and consumer inflation have both continued to soar.
Despite this, almost all (93%) of respondents plan to maintain or increase spend (excluding inflation and medical cost trends). Fewer than one-in-10 (7%) of respondents intend to reduce cover.
To make this possible, employers are likely to reassess the types of health and protection benefits they offer, whether funded via external insurance or a captive administrator. Almost all of our respondents plan to review at least one aspect of their provision in the next 18 months.
With changes to products, priorities and providers in employers’ plans, the next year and a half looks set to be a busy period for health and protection benefits.
Download this eight-page report to discover:
- The top health-related people risk challenges facing employers in the next five years.
- The actions employers are taking that deliver the most positive impact on workforce health.
- The health and protection benefits employers currently are or will be reviewing.
- The funding mechanisms used by employers for health and protection benefits.
