Employer health care costs expected to jump 9% in US next year

Inflation might be easing in some segments of the economy, but health care costs are set to soar next year.

A new study conducted by professional services firm Aon found employer health care expenditures are projected to surge 9% in 2025 to more than $16,000 per employee, markedly higher than the 6.5% increase businesses saw in their health care budgets from 2023 to 2024.

"This year's forecast comes after a couple years of slow growth in employer-sponsored health care spending during the pandemic," Debbie Ashford...