Medical costs for employer-sponsored plans continue to outpace inflation due to advances in treatments and industry consolidation trends according to buck survey

New york , dec. 12, 2023 /prnewswire/ -- greater use of diagnostic testing and advances in medical technology and treatments are among the factors pushing medical trends higher than the rate of inflation, according the 45th national healthcare trend survey , published by buck, a gallagher company, an integrated hr, pensions, and benefits consulting, technology, and administration services firm. the company has been monitoring medical trend factors used by health insurers and third-party administrations to project employers' future healthcare costs since 1999.
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