
It is no stretch to say that the COVID pandemic permanently altered things that previously had not seen changes in decades. Take employee benefits packages. For the longest time, most benefits packages consisted of nothing more than health insurance, a retirement plan, and a few voluntary benefits. COVID has changed that. Employees are now looking for more holistic benefits packages that include creative health plans.
Health plans are typically viewed as separate and distinct entities within the employee benefits arena. Employers have historically offered health insurance plus other benefits. But the holistic approach to benefits doesn’t see things that way. It sees the health plan as just one component of a much broader package.
A Closer Look at Holistic Benefits
A holistic approach to employee benefits looks at all the needs an employee group has. Just as with holistic healthcare, holistic benefits are designed to address all the employee’s needs …