Strongside Solutions

February 3, 2026

Voluntary Benefits Lawsuits Add Fiduciary Concerns for Employers

Plaintiff’s lawyers are breaking new ground by suing employers for allegedly failing in their fiduciary duties to manage their voluntary benefit plans, including dental, vision, accident […]
January 27, 2026

Employers Experiment with Direct-to-Consumer Access for GLP-1s

Employers grappling with the cost and complexity of GLP-1 drugs are increasingly testing a workaround: steering certain employees to direct-to-consumer (DTC) arrangements that operate outside the […]
January 13, 2026

‘Stealth’ Health Plan Cost Drivers Employers Can’t Ignore

As employers face rapidly rising health insurance costs for their employees, industry pundits are increasingly urging benefit leaders to confront “stealth” cost drivers that quietly inflate […]
December 23, 2025

ACA Subsidy Expiration Could Ripple Through Group Health Plans

The expiration of enhanced premium subsidies that have helped millions of Americans afford individual health insurance through the Affordable Care Act exchanges at the end of […]
December 9, 2025

How to Avoid the ‘Ghost Network’ Issue in Your Health Plans

For your group health plan enrollees, finding a doctor who accepts their plan should be straightforward since each plan typically has a network of physicians available […]