To keep costs incheck, employers are tackling clinical conditions out front andmaking sure that chronic conditions are managed appropriately.(Photo: Shutterstock)
Employers are figuring on health care costs continuing to escalate, according to the 23rdannual Best Practices in Health Care Employer Survey by WillisTowers Watson.
This year costs increased 5.3percent and were anticipated to rise by 5.5 percent next year,although employers made plan changes that held both rates down to4.7 percent and 5 percent, respectively. This is the13th year in a row, says the report, that employerssay they've cut plan value to rein in premiums and totalcosts. Fortunately for workers, 94 percent of employers arevery confident that their organization will continue to sponsorhealth care benefits in the next five years.
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Marlene Satter
Marlene Y. Satter has worked in and written about the financial industry for decades.
