Advisory Board August 21, 2025
Employer healthcare costs are projected to rise by a median of 9% in 2026, with GLP-1 drugs and cancer treatments driving the increase, according to a new survey from the Business Group on Health.
How cost increases are impacting employers
For the survey, researchers from the Business Group on Health — a coalition of more than 400 companies focused on improving employer-sponsored healthcare — collected responses from 121 large employers who collectively cover more than 11.6 million people.
According to the survey, employer health plan costs are projected to increase by a median of 9% in 2026, “up from an estimated 8% this year and reported increases of 7.5% in 2024 and 6.8% in 2023,” STAT reports. Two-thirds of employers...
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