Health-Insurance Costs Are Taking Biggest Jumps in Years.

The company has raised its own prices to cover mounting costs including healthcare, he said, but if it isn't able to do so in the future, he might be forced to increase workers' out-of-pocket costs for care. Keywords: wsjhealth; kwexclusive; Insurance; Non-life Insurance; Health/Medical Insurance; Financial Services; Labor/Personnel; Corporate/Industrial News; Workers Pay; Political/General News EN wsjhealth kwexclusive Insurance Non-life Insurance Health/Medical Insurance Financial Services Labor/Personnel Corporate/Industrial News Workers Pay Political/General News N.PAG N.PAG 1 09/11/23 20230908 NES 230908 Employers and workers are expected to see an increase of about 6.5% or higher in health-plan costs next year Health-insurance costs are climbing at the steepest rate in years, with some projecting the biggest increase in more than a decade will wallop businesses and their workers in 2024. [Extracted from the article]