Members of Congress want to know if the health market shift is a problem. The GAO says just measuring the shift is a problem.

Although the original House of Representatives version provided for extensive health care changes and pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) reforms, the final of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB) contains only a few provisions that affect employee benefit plans.

Projected increases for next year among small group market insurers ranged from a decrease of 5% to an increase of 32%.

“The data show that costs associated with oncological care have increased over the past year, reflecting a trend of higher health care costs overall,” said Julie Stich, the group’s vice president of content at International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans.