Although healthcare isn’t a central campaign issue in the 2024 presidential election, it is still a top issue for voters. Tracy Watts and Geoff Manville discuss the candidates’ positions on some key health policy issues.

Tracy Watts is joined by Steven Levine and Stephen Massey from the Health Action Alliance as they discuss how employers can support employees during the current political season.

Employers are expecting the third consecutive year of health benefit cost increases. Tracy Watts talks with Maura Cawley about strategies employers are using to address rising costs.

We’ve seen good momentum over the four years we’ve been conducting our Carrier Diversity, Equity & Inclusion RFI. Tracy Watts speaks with Samantha Fulton about the latest results and the ways carriers are leaning in to health equity initiatives.  

The US Supreme Court has ruled that courts will no longer give deference to agency interpretations of ambiguous statutes. Dorian Smith joins Tracy Watts to discuss the practical implications of this opinion on employer-sponsored health plans.

Listen to Tracy Watts and Former Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA Dr. David Michaels as they discuss ways employers can build a climate resilient workforce. 

Tracy Watts speaks with Mercer’s Chief Actuary Sunit Patel on what employers can expect from volatile healthcare trends for 2024 and 2025. 

Tracy Watts speaks with Kristin Bajorat (Schneider Electric) and Glenn Haskell (New Balance) on how their organizations implemented LSAs for their employee population.

Tracy Watts and Beth Umland share our latest research on healthcare affordability and a dose of optimism. 

AI and health benefits were a hot topic of discussion around HLTH. Tracy Watts and Kate Brown discuss what they heard. 

Tracy Watts and Cheryl Hughes discuss the proposed mental health parity rules, DOL's Congressional report and new data showing how employers are expanding access to care.

Tracy Watts speaks with Samantha Fulton and Vikki Walton on how employers are addressing health equity in areas such as healthcare access, mental health, and maternal mortality.

Tracy Watts and Geoff Manville discuss the legislative outlook for key health policy issues including telemedicine, mental health, transparency and more.

Tracy Watts talks with our Chief Actuary, Sunit Patel, about the surprise in medical trend in 2022 and what to expect in the future.

Mercer's Tracy Watts and Beth Umland discuss key research findings employers should take into their 2023 and 2024 benefits planning.