Report: Health-care costs to rise 10.6%
The increases are down slightly from a year ago and are the lowest since the study began in 2001, Aon Consulting said.
“Unlike some other health-care trend surveys, Aon Consulting’s survey reports the expected future increase in employer-provided health plan claims cost before any plan changes, based on the opinions of health plan actuaries,” said Bill Sharon, senior vice president with Aon Consulting and director of the study. “We provide this trend data to help employers evaluate the competitiveness of health insurance premium renewals. For employers with self-funded health plans, this trend data helps them (and their actuaries) develop future claim estimates for budgeting purposes.”
