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U.S. employer health benefit costs are projected to rise 8.2% in 2027. Financial stress is a significant part of that bill - it contributes to anxiety, poor sleep, and skipped preventive care, and it shows up in claims, absenteeism, and lost productivity.
nudge’s 2026 U.S. research found that employees with good financial literacy are less likely to report health impacts from their finances than those with poor financial literacy. Across a large workforce, even small improvements in employee health can make a meaningful difference to healthcare costs.
Join Jeff Miller, Executive Vice President – Americas at nudge, Alicia Paige, Head of nudge Coaching, and Janel Schrader, Workplace Health & Wellbeing Leader at Personify Health, as they unpack how improving financial health can strengthen your healthcare cost strategy, from both sides: what employers are doing about rising costs, and what employees need to manage them.
What we'll cover:
- The money and health connection: Employees with poor financial literacy are more than twice as likely to report depression linked to their finances (34% vs. 16%). We’ll look at what that means for your workforce and claims.
- The cost-shifting catch: 59% of employers plan cost-cutting changes for 2027, including higher deductibles. So what does this mean for a workforce already suffering from finance-related stress?
- What employees are telling us: Alicia shares what our coaches are hearing about medical bills, deductibles and HSAs, and how employees can be supported to choose the right plan, prepare for out-of-pocket costs, and get care rather than delay it.
- Financial health in action: A live look at how the nudge platform helps employees act on their finances, and gives employers visibility of financial stress across the workforce.
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