Fierce Healthcare September 12, 2019
Employers’ health benefit costs are set to rise by 6.5% in 2020, outpacing inflation but at a slower rate than growth globally, according to a new report.
A new report from Aon shows that global employer health benefit costs are set to rise by 8%, beating the projected 2020 inflation rate of 3.8%. The report, which surveyed 105 Aon offices each representing a unique country, attributes that trend to an expansion of benefits and slightly higher inflation.
The increase in the U.S. is stable compared to 2019, according to the report. However, experts at Aon warn that this isn’t necessarily a good thing—the rising cost of healthcare is still untenable.
“We’re still creating a spread, and that...
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