Smart employers aren’t cutting benefits, they’re elevating them. Venbrook’s focus for 2026 is helping clients build workplaces where wellbeing drives performance.
As healthcare costs climb and the workforce evolves, forward-thinking employers are redefining their benefits strategy, shifting from cost containment to culture creation. At Venbrook, our 2026 focus is clear: help our clients build resilient, engaged, and healthy organizations where wellbeing is not an afterthought but a performance driver.
Building a Culture of Wellbeing in 2026
2026 isn’t going to be easy on employers. Healthcare costs are projected to continue rising in the following year. In reaction, over half of U.S. employers are already exploring ways to manage these costs through plan redesign, cost-sharing, and tighter pharmacy management.
But here’s the good news: companies that treat wellbeing as a strategic advantage, not a line item, will win the talent, productivity, and retention game. And that’s where we come in.
At Venbrook, our partnership mission is our belief that benefits are more than policies; they’re your company’s promise to its people. Our role is to help you make that promise real, measurable, and sustainable.
Our 2026 Focus: Wellbeing + Engagement = Resilience
- Embed Wellbeing Into the Employee Journey
Benefits shouldn’t live and die at open enrollment. In 2026, we’re helping our clients engage employees year-round, connecting physical, emotional, financial, and social health into one holistic experience. The result? Better utilization, healthier employees, and more substantial ROI. - Engage the Family Unit
Healthcare decisions are made around kitchen tables, not conference tables. We’ll help you reach spouses, dependents, and families, because when the household understands and values benefits, costs go down and satisfaction goes up. - Make Benefits a Differentiator in the Talent Market
Cutting benefits to control costs is a short-term fix with long-term consequences. Instead, we help employers tell a better story: how wellbeing supports retention, performance, and purpose. When your people feel cared for, they stay, and they show up stronger. - Design Smarter, Not Leaner
Our team partners with you and your carriers to identify value-based care options, centers of excellence, and network optimizations that improve outcomes while managing cost. This is not about less, it’s about better. - Advocate Year-Round
Your Venbrook team is not a once-a-year partner. We advocate for you daily, negotiating with carriers, resolving claims, delivering analytics, and keeping your strategy ahead of the curve. We live by one rule: no client should ever feel alone in navigating benefits. - Communicate With Purpose
We help you cut through the noise. No jargon, no fluff, just simple, human messaging that connects employees to what matters most: understanding and using their benefits to support their lives. A Word of Gratitude.
To our clients and HR teams: Thank you. Your commitment to your employees’ wellbeing inspires us every day. You see what we see: that benefits are not just a cost of doing business but a catalyst for growth, health, and hope.
As healthcare costs continue to rise, our shared challenge is to work smarter, to educate, engage, and empower employees and their families on their journey to wellbeing. Together, we’ll continue to build workplaces that don’t just offer benefits; they live them.
With gratitude and determination,
Alison Myers
President, Corporate Benefits & Specialty Health
amyers@venbrook.com
310.486.1925
