Healthcare Finance News November 19, 2025
The average cost of employer-sponsored health insurance reached $17,496 per employee in 2025, a 6% increase.
Employers expect that health benefits costs will reach an average of $18,500 per employee, for a 6.7% increase in costs in 2026.
That’s according to the latest survey from Mercer, which released its 2025 National Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans.
It found that the average cost of employer-sponsored health insurance reached $17,496 per employee in 2025, a 6% increase – well above the rate of inflation and wage growth. Contributing to the increase was sharp growth in prescription drug spending, which rose 9.4% on average among large employers, or those employing more than 500 people.
Health benefits costs are expected to rise again...
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