Employers say rising health care costs hurt talent efforts

The soaring cost of health care is harming the ability of many employers to recruit and retain workers, according to a survey by the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions, reports BenefitsPro. In the coalition’s latest survey of more than 150 employers, 80% say health care costs affect their ability to remain competitive, while nearly three-fourths say these expenses crowd out wage increases.