In 2023, employers are expecting total health benefit cost per employee to grow by percent if they continue with the current health plans without making any changes. After making changes in the health benefit plans, employers plan to curb the annual cost growth at *** percent in 2023. This statistic represents the projected and actual annual change in health cost per employee in the U.S. from 2011 to 2021, with forecast for 2022 and 2023.
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Mercer. (December 8, 2022). Annual percentage change in total health benefit cost per employee before and after plan changes in the U.S. from 2011 to 2023 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/1361349/change-in-total-health-benefit-cost-per-employee-in-the-us/
Mercer. "Annual percentage change in total health benefit cost per employee before and after plan changes in the U.S. from 2011 to 2023." Chart. December 8, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/1361349/change-in-total-health-benefit-cost-per-employee-in-the-us/
Mercer. (2022). Annual percentage change in total health benefit cost per employee before and after plan changes in the U.S. from 2011 to 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/1361349/change-in-total-health-benefit-cost-per-employee-in-the-us/
Mercer. "Annual Percentage Change in Total Health Benefit Cost per Employee before and after Plan Changes in The U.S. from 2011 to 2023." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 8 Dec 2022, /statistics/1361349/change-in-total-health-benefit-cost-per-employee-in-the-us/
Mercer, Annual percentage change in total health benefit cost per employee before and after plan changes in the U.S. from 2011 to 2023 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1361349/change-in-total-health-benefit-cost-per-employee-in-the-us/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
Annual percentage change in total health benefit cost per employee before and after plan changes in the U.S. from 2011 to 2023 [Graph], Mercer, December 8, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1361349/change-in-total-health-benefit-cost-per-employee-in-the-us/
