AJMC October 12, 2020
As the pandemic contributed to a significant decrease in the use of health care services in 2020, an analysis finds that employer health care benefit costs will likely increase in 2021 to address this deferral in care.
As the pandemic contributed to a significant decrease in the use of health care services in 2020, an analysis by Willis Towers Watson finds that employer health care benefit costs will likely increase in 2021 to address this deferral in care.
At the onset of the pandemic, the uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) led to a substantial decrease in elective procedures and non–COVID-19–related care. These factors were at the forefront of a prior analysis by Willis Towers Watson,...