The Cure the Pain Blog

7 Signs Your Employee Benefits Package Belongs in a Museum

If your benefits package still looks like it did when Blockbuster Video was a go-to on Friday night, it’s not just “a little outdated.” It’s prehistoric. We’re talking fossils and cave drawings. And while you're busy bragging about your ping pong table and soda...

Using a Benefit Broker to Make Open Enrollment Less Painful

Open enrollment. Two words that can send HR teams, business owners, and employees into panic mode. It’s that time of year when you’re expected to make big decisions about health insurance, coverage options, compliance paperwork, and employee communications. And you’re...

Have You Heard of These 7 Next-Level Employee Benefits?

Health insurance? Sure, it’s great. Necessary even. But if that’s the crown jewel of your employee benefits package, we need to have a little chat. Because in 2025, offering health insurance and calling it a day is like handing someone a flip phone and saying, “You’re...

Tax Deductions That Make Employee Benefits Less… Taxing

Look, we all love to talk about break room beanbags and unlimited kombucha—who wouldn’t? But let’s be honest: handing over a killer benefits package can feel like getting mugged by your own generosity. News flash: It doesn’t have to feel like a slow bleed. If you play...

Feeling Lost in Benefits Land? A Broker Can Help You Find Your Way

Trying to build the right benefits package can feel like being dropped into a giant amusement park with no map and no idea which ride to get on first. You’ve got PPOs over here, High-deductible plans over there, voluntary add-ons around the corner, and no clear sign...