Large U.S. employers are shifting their employee benefits priorities for next year to control rising health care costs, which are expected to jump nearly 8% in 2025, according to a recent survey by the Business Group on Health. For the third year in a row, cancer is the top reported condition driving up health care costs and 72% of employers said they saw a higher prevalence of cancer among employees and their families.
Considering that early-onset cancer diagnoses in people under 50 increased globally by a staggering 79%, the employers' experience isn't surprising. Yet it will still challenge them to provide more robust cancer benefits to support employees through their entire care journey while also managing costs.
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