Employers face ‘existential reckoning’ as health costs surge

Healthcare Dive – Wednesday, August 26, 2026
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn

Employers are projecting a median 9.2% increase in health costs in 2027, as hospital prices rise, drugs get more expensive and workers and their families simply get sicker, the Business Group on Health, a nonprofit that represents employers on health benefits issues, found in its latest survey.

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