It’s well-known that employers in the U.S. plow a significant portion of their budgets into paying for employees’ healthcare.
A recent survey of more than 500 employers showed that responding companies spent on average $10,982 per employee annually on healthcare, according to employee benefits company Towers Watson.
To be sure, employers face plenty of challenges associated with healthcare — such as improving employee engagement and complying with federal health reform regulations — but rapidly escalating costs are likely to remain their biggest problem for the near future.
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