Crain's Chicago Business

Employers, workers look to value-based care, other plans to keep 2026 costs down

Enrollment in alternative health plan designs doubled from 2025 to 2026, with most salary ranges seeking ways to control ...
LVB

Health care shifts will raise employer costs

Understanding these forces and acting early will be essential to protecting budgets and maintaining plan value.
The Business Journals

Employer health-care costs expected to hit a milestone in 2026 — and not a good one

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 ...

Employers Using Direct Primary Care Models Experience Reduced Healthcare Utilization Costs

When employees have reliable access to primary care, behavior changes” — Chad Carrone SLIDELL, LA, UNITED STATES, January 2, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Employers across multiple industries are ...

Local hair salon helps employees with rising health care costs

This year, total health benefit costs per employee are expected to rise about 6.5%—the largest increase since 2010. Rising ...
STAT

GLP-1s, cancer care are driving higher employer health care costs in 2026

Tara Bannow covers hospitals, providers, and insurers. You can reach Tara on Signal at tarabannow.70. Employers are about to spend a lot more on health insurance next year as they shoulder higher ...
Nasdaq

Aon: U.S. Employer Health Care Costs Expected to Rise 9.5 Percent in 2026

CHICAGO, Sept. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Aon plc (NYSE: AON), a leading global professional services firm, revealed today that U.S. employer health care costs are projected to rise 9.5 percent* in 2026 ...
Crain's Cleveland Business

Big increases in health care costs are expected to hit employers. Here's why.

Health insurance rates are likely to rise significantly in 2026, say employers, insurance brokers and industry experts. This projection is expected to become a painful reality for employers — ...
STAT

Employers should continue waiving preventive care out-of-pocket costs regardless of how Supreme Court rules

Levin-Scherz is a managing director and population health leader of the North American Health and Benefits practice at WTW. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Kennedy v. Braidwood ...