Employers Report Highest Per-Employee Health Costs Annual Increase in Health Costs in Over a Decade

According to a new survey of employers from Mercer, the employee healthcare and investment consultancy, the average per-employee cost of employer-sponsored health insurance jumped 6.3% in 2021, as employees and their families resumed care delayed last year due to the pandemic.  Healthcare Dive reports that this is the highest annual increase since 2010. Health benefit costs outpaced growth in inflation and worker compensation through September.

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• Mercer Survey Results
• Healthcare Dive: https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/employers-annual-increase-per-employee-health-costs-mercer/611401/