Health care costs are expected to increase on average 10.6% in the next 12 months, according to Aon Consulting Worldwide.
Aon surveyed more than 70 health care insurers and found that health care costs are projected to increase by 10.6% for HMOs, 10.5% for POS plans, 10.7% for PPOs and 10.5% for CDH plans. These represent the lowest trend rate increases since the study began in 2001, and are slightly lower than one year ago, when HMO cost increases were 10.9%, 10.8% for POS plans, 11.2% for PPOs and 10.7% for CDH plans.
Aon Consulting’s U.S. Health &Benefits practice director, John Zern, said of the survey results: While the medical trend rate is still more than twice the consumer price index, it is encouraging to see that health care cost rate increases are …
Report: Health Care Costs Expect to Increase 10.6% in Next 12 Months
Health care costs are expected to increase on average 10.6% in the next 12 months, according to Aon Consulting Worldwide.
Aon surveyed more than 70 health care insurers and found that health care costs are projected to increase by 10.6% for HMOs, 10.5% for POS plans, 10.7% for PPOs and 10.5% for CDH plans. These represent the lowest trend rate increases since the study began in 2001, and are slightly lower than one year ago, when HMO cost increases were 10.9%, 10.8% for POS plans, 11.2% for PPOs and 10.7% for CDH plans.
Aon Consulting’s U.S. Health &Benefits practice director, John Zern, said of the survey results: While the medical trend rate is still more than twice the consumer price index, it is encouraging to see that health care cost rate increases are …
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