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Despite their best efforts to slow cost growth, U.S. employers are bracing for an expected 5.4% increase in worker health care costs in 2024. This estimate suggests that last year's high inflation and labor shortages in the health care industry have pushed costs higher, which contributes to higher health benefit costs, according to Mercer's National Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans 2023.
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