Why your health insurance copays, deductibles and premiums will probably surge next year
Mihaela Chircă
Brace yourselves, workers. Your health insurance at the job could cost you a lot more in 2026. Although overall inflation is more muted than a few years ago, employers are preparing for the steepest increase in health benefit costs in 15 years, according to Mercer’s National Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans, released Thursday. That means many employees will have to shell out more for health care from their paychecks and when they go to the doctor – adding to the financial squeeze many
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