Private business health benefit spending growth slowed to 5%

By Allison Bell

News January 20, 2026 at 03:20 PM

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Private businesses spent $967 billion on all kinds of health-related expenses in 2024.
Health insurance premiums accounted for $753 billion of the total.
Overall business health care spending growth fell to 5.6%, from 10.3%.

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