Employee Benefit News October 7, 2025
- What’s at Stake: Rising healthcare costs threaten employer affordability, coverage options, and competitiveness.
- Supporting Data: Healthcare spending projected to rise 6% annually 2023–2033.
- Forward Look: Plan for preventive investments; Deloitte models suggest up to $2.2 trillion annual savings by 2040.
- Source: Bullets generated by AI with editorial review
As healthcare costs continue to climb, leaders face mounting pressure to balance affordability with quality care, and strategic action can keep both within reach.
Currently, healthcare costs are projected to rise about 6% annually from 2023 to 2033, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. As a result, healthcare will consume a larger share of the U.S. economy, which will in-turn drive up expenses for employers and potentially...







