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Healthcare takes up 7.6 percent of employer budgets, study shows - Benefits Pro

Nov 11, 2016
Research shows the cost of employer-sponsored health plans is rising, but a new study from SHRM sheds more light on how what covering an employee actually entails. (Photo: iStock)

Research shows the cost of employer-sponsored health plans is rising, but a new study from SHRM sheds more light on how what covering an employee actually entails. (Photo: iStock)Jack Craver writes for Benefits Pro about a new report from the Society of Human Resource Management that displays the effect that rising healthcare costs has had on employers and employees.

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Craver notes that "the cost of providing health coverage to the average U.S. employee rose nearly $500 over the past year" which means "employers are now spending an average of $8,669 annually for each worker they cover." This eats up, on average, 7.6% of employer budgets. Some employers are opting to shift out-of-pocket costs to employees, who feel like healthcare costs are so out of control that they honestly cannot afford coverage.

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