Saturday, August 27, 2016

According to a survey of large employers by the National Business Group on Health ...

... here are a few of the health plan trends for 2017:

  • 90% of employers will offer telehealth services to employees in states where it is allowed, up from 70% this year
  • 84% will offer a consumer-directed health plan (CDHP), up from 83% this year
  • 35% will only offer CDHPs to employees, up slightly from 33% this year
  • 33% will impose surcharges for spouses who can obtain coverage through their own employer, while a few will exclude spouses who can obtain coverage from an employer

Source: "Large U.S. Employers Project Health Benefit Cost Increases to Hold Steady at 6% in 2017, National Business Group on Health Survey Finds," National Business Group on Health, August 9, 2016, https://www.businessgrouphealth.org/pressroom/pressRelease.cfm?ID=281

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