The health benefit cost per employee is expected to increase 6.7% in 2026, rising from $17,496 per employee in 2025 to more than $18,500 next year, according to Mercer’s 2025 National Survey of ...

It found that the average cost of employer-sponsored health insurance reached $17,496 per employee in 2025, a 6% increase ...

Employers expect to see health benefits rise by 6.7% in 2026, reaching more than $18,500 per employee on average, according ...

Employee health costs are likely to surpass $5,000 next year as companies see their biggest cost increases in at least five years, according to projections from Aon. Employee health costs are likely ...

The diversification of medical plans comes amid rising costs of employer-sponsored health insurance, according to the report.

Mercer, a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC) and a global leader in helping clients realize their investment objectives, shape the future of work and enhance health and retirement outcomes for ...

A combination of factors is driving up health-care costs for employers. Spending by U.S. companies on employee health care is expected to grow nearly 10% in 2026, the greatest increase in the last ...

Three different surveys reflect the degree to which employers expect — and dread — their workplace health care expenses will spike next year. Those include recently released findings by consulting ...

The United States has the most expensive health care in the developed world. Now it's about to get even more expensive. Some 154 million people get health insurance through their employer — and many ...

When care is seamless, employees are more likely to seek treatment early, which helps prevent avoidable complications and ...

U.S. adults cut back on utilities, skipped a meal or borrowed money so they could pay for health care or prescription drugs, ...