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What’s behind the biggest health benefit cost increase in 15 years?

What’s behind the biggest health benefit cost increase in 15 years?

Update: 2025-09-12

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Listen as Emily Ferreira speaks with Chief Health Actuary Sunit Patel on Mercer’s preliminary projection for 2026 health benefit cost growth - and what employers can do about it.

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What’s behind the biggest health benefit cost increase in 15 years?

What’s behind the biggest health benefit cost increase in 15 years?

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