CNBC August 13, 2019
Bertha Coombs

KEY POINTS
  • The total cost of worker health benefits is expected to top $15,000 per employee in 2020, according to a survey of nearly 150 of the nation’s largest employers.
  • Large employers are embracing some of the ideas being debated in Washington, such as passing drug price discounts directly on to workers.
  • They’re also increasingly open to the government playing a bigger role in controlling health costs — even expanding Medicare access.
The total cost of worker health benefits is expected to increase 5% in 2020, topping $15,000 per employee, according to the National Business Group on Health annual survey of nearly 150...

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