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Employer health plan costs to rise modestly in 2017

A new report from the National Business Group on Health says that the cost of employer-based health insurance coverage will go up next year, but not by an astronomical amount.

By Jack Craver | Updated on August 09, 2016
A new report from the National Business Group on Health says that the cost of employer-based health insurance coverage will go up next year, but not by an astronomical amount. (Photo: iStock)

Amidst much angst over the dramatic price increases anticipated for Affordable Care Act health plans, a new report from the National Business Group on Health shows that the cost of employer-based insurance, still by far the most dominant source of health coverage, will only rise modestly next year.

The report estimates that the average cost of an employer-based health plan will increase 6 percent. That outpaces inflation, but it is no greater an increase than employers experienced over the past year and it is lower than the anticipated 10 percent increase for plans offered through the ACA exchanges.

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