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AON• Aon projects another year of elevated health care cost inflation
- Aon projected US employer health care costs to rise 9.5% in 2027, lifting average costs above 19,000 per employee.
- The forecast implies a fourth straight year of near double-digit increases, extending a multi-year stretch of elevated medical inflation.
- Employers covered about 82% of plan costs in 2026; employer cost per employee rose to 14,432 from 13,269 in 2025.
- Employees’ total health care spending averaged 5,297 in 2026, including 3,130 in payroll premiums, increasing affordability pressure.
- Rising utilization, more chronic disease, higher-cost claims, and specialty drugs including GLP-1 therapies drove the outlook.
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