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2017 cost containment strategies

Employers need to know how to curb health care costs in 2017 and beyond. Here are a few suggestions.

By Scott Wooldridge | Updated on February 06, 2017
Employers need to know how to curb health care costs in 2017 and beyond. Here are a few suggestions.

Keeping health care costs down has long been a pressing issue for employers. In 2017, the uncertainty that comes with the new Trump administration, which seems certain to make numerous changes to health care policy, is making some business leaders nervous.

But even if there are dramatic changes in regulations and taxes, the basic foundations of employer-based health benefits are not likely to be challenged. And rising costs will still be a problem — which is why it’s important employers continue to keep an eye out for new innovations while continuing to adopt strategies that have proven effective in containing the rise of health costs.

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