Large employers expect healthcare benefits to rise 7 percent next year, which could consequently leave employees bearing more costs of their healthcare premiums, according to a survey from the National Business Group on Health.
The survey fielded responses from 82 of the country's largest corporations last month. Here are other major findings from the survey.
• Sixty percent of employers plan to increase the percentage of the premium paid by employees in 2013, although most said the increase would not be higher than 5 percent.
• Forty percent of respondents said they will increase in-network deductibles, while one-third of employers said they will increase out-of-network deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums.
• Employers believe consumer-directed health plans, or high-deductible health plans, as well as wellness programs are the most effective cost control strategies for health insurance.
The survey fielded responses from 82 of the country's largest corporations last month. Here are other major findings from the survey.
• Sixty percent of employers plan to increase the percentage of the premium paid by employees in 2013, although most said the increase would not be higher than 5 percent.
• Forty percent of respondents said they will increase in-network deductibles, while one-third of employers said they will increase out-of-network deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums.
• Employers believe consumer-directed health plans, or high-deductible health plans, as well as wellness programs are the most effective cost control strategies for health insurance.
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