Employer-Paid

Despite average balances reaching a new high, few account holders contributed the maximum amount.

Manufacturers spent nearly $200 million on payments to more than half a million doctors in 2024.

If a lower-court ruling stands, plans will have no defense against irrational claim-fight awards, the groups say.

Only about half small firms do so, according to the Labor Department.

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.

Forty-four percent of health plan and health system leaders are considered AI scalers who expand and integrate AI capabilities across an entire organization.