IN-DEPTH: A 7% health plan hike in 2024: What's behind the numbers?

The PwC Health Research Institute queried health plans on multiple factors, which could help employer plan sponsors take action now to deflect some of the "cost inflators" predicted to boost medical spending next year.

By Dan Cook | October 02, 2023 at 10:00 AM

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Dan Cook is a journalist and communications consultant based in Portland, OR. During his journalism career he has been a reporter and editor for a variety of media companies, including American Lawyer Media, BusinessWeek, Newhouse Newspapers, Knight-Ridder, Time Inc., and Reuters. He specializes in health care and insurance related coverage for BenefitsPRO.

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