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Healthcare costs for businesses to rise 8.5% in 2026, PwC survey reveals

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Healthcare costs for businesses are expected to increase by 8.5% in 2026, as more employers plan cost shifts to workers, recent trend reports found. The projected 8.5% increase next year among employers covering 125 million workers and their families was determined by an annual PwC survey of health plan actuaries. The 2026 increase for employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) matches their 8.5% 2025 spending increase. But the 2025 increase was an upwa…
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hfma broke the news in on Monday, July 28, 2025.
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