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Health & Welfare Benefits Update: 2025 Year-End Roundup

This year kicked off with a new administration heralding big policy changes in areas that affect employee health & welfare benefits. This ... Read More

Republicans push high deductible plans and health savings accounts

A Republican call to give Americans cash instead of health insurance subsidies revives an old idea that has left millions with medical debt. Read More

Employers anticipate 6.7% jump in health benefits costs, finds Mercer

Employers expect that health benefits costs will reach an average of $18,500 per employee, for a 6.7% increase in costs in 2026. That's according to the latest survey from Mercer, which released its ... Read More

Family Health Insurance Coverage Nears $27,000 a Year

A new employer survey shows premiums for a family climbed in 2025 as companies and their workers pay more for coverage. By Reed Abelson Family health insurance coverage for the vast majority of ... Read More

Health Benefits In 2025: Family Premiums Rise 6 Percent, Large Employers Increase Coverage Of GLP-1s For Weight Loss

In 2025, the average annual premium for family health coverage reached $26,993, an increase of $1,408 (6 percent) from the previous year. Covered workers contributed an average of 16 percent ($1,440) ... Read More

Why your health insurance copays, deductibles and premiums will probably surge next year

Brace yourselves, workers. Your health insurance at the job could cost you a lot more in 2026. Although overall inflation is more muted than a few years ago, employers are preparing for the steepest ... Read More

Employers, workers to face healthcare ‘affordability crunch,’ Mercer warns

The average cost of employer-sponsored health insurance climbed to $17,496 in 2025, up 6% from the year before and in excess of rates of inflation and wage growth, according to Mercer’s recent 2025 ... Read More

Telehealth Benefits For Employers: Rising Health Insurance Costs Report Released

TelehealthWatch releases report showing employer health insurance premiums averaging $26,993 for family coverage in 2025, outpacing wage growth ... Read More

NC Treasurer Briner: Expect more benefit changes, premium hikes for State Employee Health Plan in 2027

Likely changes come on the heels of significant premium increases in 2026, changes Briner said were necessary to stave off "a financial crisis" for the health plan. Read More

Young workers plagued by 'planxiety' during open enrollment

For many young workers, picking the right healthcare plan during open enrollment can be a daunting task. A new report by HR and payroll platform Justworks and The Harris Poll lays out the struggles of ... Read More

Health insurance premiums rose nearly 3x the rate of worker earnings over the past 25 years

Health insurance premiums in the U.S. significantly increased between 1999 and 2024, outpacing the rate of worker earnings by three times, according to our newly published research in the journal JAMA ... Read More