Rising healthcare costs could trickle down to workers: employer survey

Healthcare DIVE October 30, 2024
Rebecca Pifer

Employers’ biggest concern is higher drug costs, according to the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions report.

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Almost three-fourths of employers believe that increasing healthcare costs lead to trade-offs with salary or wage increases and could necessitate more cost-shifting to employees, according to new survey from the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions.
The biggest perceived threat to healthcare affordability is drug prices, with 99% of employers agreeing it’s a significant threat, followed by high-cost claims and hospital prices, the survey found.
It’s the latest survey finding employers are gearing up for rising healthcare costs, including by reconsidering arrangements with pharmacy benefit managers that could be inflating spending.

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2024-10-30T16:54:10-04:00