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U.S. employers expect per-employee health benefit costs to rise by an average of 5.6% in 2023, according to early results from Mercer's National Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans 2022. Although the projected increase is higher than the 4.4% increase projected for this year, it lags the overall inflation rate, which is near 9%.

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