Consumer Driven Health Care

The DOJ alleged that the pharmacies illegally filled thousands of invalid prescriptions for opioids and other controlled substances.

"Our findings suggest that many workers simply do not have the financial cushion to absorb today's health care costs," said Bridget Bearden, director of member growth and partnerships at EBRI.

That erosion of trust may actually be the most important story hidden within the survey results.

Employee benefits market is increasingly shaped by trends that include regulatory volatility, shifting compliance priorities, accelerated cost pressures, and ever-evolving workplace demands.

Health care has become remarkably effective at measuring what employers spend. The next evolution is measuring what those investments actually produce — healthier people.

This projection marks the fourth consecutive year of elevated health care cost trends approaching double digits and extends one of the most sustained periods of health care inflation employers have faced in decades.