EconomyEmployers Abandon Group Insurance as Price Hikes Bite

Name: Employers Abandon Group Insurance as Price Hikes Bite
Uploaded: 2026-08-28T20:47:35.000Z
Description: As US employers brace for the biggest increase in employee health-plan prices in 15 years, more are dropping group insurance altogether. Instead, more than 20,000 companies entered Health Reimbursement Arrangements in 2026, allowing them to avoid providing medical benefits directly.

As US employers brace for the biggest increase in employee health-plan prices in 15 years, more are dropping group insurance altogether. Instead, more than 20,000 companies entered Health Reimbursement Arrangements in 2026, allowing them to avoid providing medical benefits directly.

Bloomberg Television 2026-08-28 20:47