Please read chapter 12 Managing Employee Benefits this week and complete the critical thinking challenges questions at the end of the chapter. Please continue to be as descriptive as possible in your responses.

1. Why are benefits strategically important to employers, and what are some key strategic considerations?

2. Discuss the following statement: Health care costs are out of control in the United States, and increasing conflicts between employers and employees are likely as employers try to reduce their health benefit costs.

3. Assume that as an HR staff member, you have been asked to research consumer-driven health plans because your employer is considering implementing one. Go to a leading benefits information resource, Employee Benefit News, at www.benefitnews.com, and identify elements of a successful CDH plan and some examples of firms that use such a plan.

This is not 3rd party Question

Class of HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

MGMT 314

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