Rising health benefit costs are eroding total teacher compensation and forcing cuts in mission-critical areas at charter schools across the country. Those are the findings from a survey of CMO decision-makers conducted by BuyQ in Spring 2018. In our report, Condition Critical, we shed light not only on the factors shaping CMO decisions around employee health benefits, but also on a pathway forward, with steps CMOs can take today to more effectively manage this vital area of their operations.