US Workers’ Health Insurance To Soar Amid Affordability Crisis, Survey Says
Two-thirds of large U.S. businesses said they plan to raise monthly premiums for employee health coverage through paycheck deductions in 2027, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing data from a Mercer survey of employers. Annual increases were previously roughly 3% for over a decade. “Employers are under intense pressure to manage another year of elevated health benefit cost growth, but they also know that affordability matters,” U.S.
- ▪Two-thirds of large U.S. businesses said they plan to raise monthly premiums for employee health coverage through paycheck deductions in 2027, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing data from a Mercer survey of employers.
- ▪Annual increases were previously roughly 3% for over a decade.
- ▪“Employers are under intense pressure to manage another year of elevated health benefit cost growth, but they also know that affordability matters,” U.S.
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Health US Workers’ Health Insurance To Soar Amid Affordability Crisis, Survey Says (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) Ireland Owens Reporter June 12, 2026 10:31 AM ET June 12, 2026 10:31 AM ET Ireland Owens Reporter Font Size: const observer = new MutationObserver((mutations) => { const adDivToHide = document.querySelector("#dailycaller_incontent_1"); if (adDivToHide && dc_noads_page) { adDivToHide.classList.add("hide-premium", "hide-free"); observer.disconnect(); console.log("Ad div found and hidden"); } }); observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true }); The majority of American companies expect to charge more for employee health insurance plans in 2027, according to a new survey. Two-thirds of large U.S.
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