We help employers and plan sponsors provide their employees and retirees with flexible health plan choices at affordable rates and to offer participants useful spending accounts to use on health, wellness, dependent care, and more. Listen to interviews with subject matter experts and plan sponsors to learn more about the individual health insurance marketplace and spending accounts from WTW delivered through Via Benefits.
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Monitoring the evolving Medicare market: Essential insights for plan sponsors
This episode features an edited recording of our CMS Final Notice webinar, offering timely insights into 2027 Medicare Advantage and Part D changes. Hear from Via Benefits experts as they break down MA payment updates, funding pressures, and evolving plan design strategies.
Learn how CMS policies, Inflation Reduction Act provisions, and rising healthcare costs are shaping both group and individual Medicare markets. The discussion also explores what these changes mean for plan sponsors evaluating retiree benefits and long-term cost management.
23 Apr 2026
Why ICHRA is gaining traction now, and what employers should do next
In this episode of The Via Benefits Exchange, Nina Krammer sits down with Josh Miley, ICHRA Solution Leader at Via Benefits, to break down what an Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangement (ICHRA) is and why employer interest is accelerating. Josh explains how ICHRA enables a defined contribution approach to healthcare, giving employees more choice while helping employers manage costs and risk. The conversation explores common misconceptions about the individual insurance market, tax efficiency compared to cash stipends, and real-world savings employers are seeing. Learn how organizations can start small, test ICHRA by employee class or location, and prepare for future benefits strategy shifts with support from Via Benefits by WTW.
30 Mar 2026
The trillion dollar retiree healthcare challenge
Public sector employers are facing growing retiree healthcare liabilities as OPEB obligations approach a trillion dollars nationwide. In this episode of The Via Benefits Exchange, experts explore why rising healthcare costs, longer lifespans, and unfunded retiree benefits are putting pressure on public budgets and financial statements.
The conversation examines how shifting from traditional group retiree plans to the individual marketplace can help employers control costs while preserving benefits. Listeners will learn how defined contribution strategies, including HRAs, can reduce exposure to healthcare inflation, support retirees with choice and stability, and deliver sustainable retiree healthcare solutions for municipalities, states, and other public sector organizations.
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