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Tracy Watts, David Dross and Rich Glass preview benefits-related legislative activity in the states and share what employers should keep an eye on in 2025.
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.
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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.
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.
Mercer Health News: SCOTUS weakens agency power: Implications for employer health plans
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.
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.
Mercer Health News: Extreme climate's impact on employer's most important assets - their people
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.
Mercer Health News: Mercer’s Chief Actuary: What’s next with health cost trends?
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 Mercer’s Chief Actuary Sunit Patel on what employers can expect from volatile healthcare trends for 2024 and 2025.
Mercer Health News: How can LSA benefit your employee population
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 speaks with Kristin Bajorat (Schneider Electric) and Glenn Haskell (New Balance) on how their organizations implemented LSAs for their employee population.
Mercer Health News: Deep dive on affordability
Tracy Watts and Beth Umland share our latest research on healthcare affordability and a dose of optimism.
Mercer Health News: Heard at HLTH 2023 AI, tech and innovation
AI and health benefits were a hot topic of discussion around HLTH. Tracy Watts and Kate Brown discuss what they heard.
Mercer Health News: DOL’s new Mental Health Parity rules and their impacts on employers
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.
Mercer Health News: Being intentional: Creating true progress on health equity
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 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.
Mercer Health News: 2023 Health Policy Update
Tracy Watts and Geoff Manville discuss the legislative outlook for key health policy issues including telemedicine, mental health, transparency and more.
Mercer Health News: What can you expect from medical trends in 2023 and 2024?
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 Health News: Research findings to take into 2024 planning
Mercer's Tracy Watts and Beth Umland discuss key research findings employers should take into their 2023 and 2024 benefits planning.
