Employers Called to Get Aggressive, Healthcare Costs Doubling Up Inflation Again and Smaller Employers Weighing Multiple Options

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Employers Urged to Get Off Sidelines to Trim Healthcare Costs
Healthcare Dive

A broad spectrum of stakeholders at a recent Health Affair event agree that employers need to play a more aggressive role in helping curb rising healthcare costs. 

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In 2020, Employer Health Costs to Double Inflation Yet Again
Forbes

Employer healthcare costs in the U.S. are rising 6.5% in 2020 or nearly double the rate of general inflation for yet another year amid the rising costs of specialty pharmaceuticals and ongoing chronic condition

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As Healthcare Costs Rise, Small Business Owners Are Taking an Interest In ‘Medicare For All’: Survey 
Fierce Healthcare

As small business owners struggle to address rising healthcare costs, many are open to a swath of ideas to mitigate these expenses—including “Medicare for All,” a new study shows. 

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