CNBC August 13, 2019
- 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.