On April 10, 2025, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed a groundbreaking law making Alabama the first state to offer tax-deductible portable benefits contributions for independent workers.

Stride has been selected by Uber and Lyft to administer health insurance stipends to eligible drivers across the state of Massachusetts.

On April 3, 2025, Governor Bill Lee signed the “Voluntary Portable Benefit Plan Act” into law, making Tennessee the second state in the country to formally enable portable benefits for independent workers.

The Modern Worker Security Act allows companies to support independent workers without reclassification risks. Learn how businesses can prepare for this shift and what it means for workforce strategy, compliance, and talent retention.

Discover how portable benefits are transforming workforce retention in 2025. Learn why companies engaging independent contractors and non-benefited W2 employees are turning to portable benefits programs for sustainable growth.

Providing benefits like health insurance through employers no longer makes sense when nearly half of working Americans have multiple jobs — rather than a single, full-time job — and a growing number are doing part-time work, gig work, or freelancing.

The old employer-based benefit model isn’t working: It provides little choice for workers, is too cumbersome for employers, and is too static for an economy that depends on dynamism. The fix? Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangements (ICHRAs) for all types of workers. Read what our CEO & Co-Founder Noah Lang has to say about this solution:

We’re thrilled to announce that Stride Health has raised a $47 million Series C from Mastercard, Allstate and King River to power our next phase of growth and build a new benefits system for individuals. (This story is about our vision. You can read more about our raise today in Business Insider and Forbes.)