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US Employers Are Struggling to Pay for Weight-Loss Drugs and Quietly Cutting Mental Health Benefits
HR Dive - Latest News·Tuesday, 23 June 2026
A new SHRM survey presented at its annual conference found that HR teams are struggling to fund GLP-1 weight-loss drugs — like Ozempic — as part of employee benefits. To manage costs, many are pulling back on mental health benefits. The same survey found growing investment in menopause-related and pet-related benefits.
Why It Matters
The tradeoffs employers make on benefits directly affect workers' wellbeing — cutting mental health coverage while adding pet insurance reveals a lot about where priorities are shifting.
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