Despite ongoing Covid risks, more employees consider cutting back on health-care benefits

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Despite ongoing Covid risks, more employees consider cutting back on health-care benefits
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Just as many workers want to scale back, new research on long Covid underscores the importance of having comprehensive medical benefits.

, on average, reviewing their benefit selections during open enrollment, according to Rob Grubka, CEO of Health Solutions for Voya Financial. "They spend more time deciding what to watch on Netflix."

Employees are making choices to keep themselves afloat, said Brian Cosgray, Elevate's CEO and co-founder. Unfortunately, some are engaging in trade-offs — like foregoing needed medical care — that could cause problems down the road, he added. However, more workers have a deductible — the amount you pay before insurance kicks in — and that deductible is also rising. In 2022, the average single deductible was $1,763, more than double what it was a decade ago.

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