For employers in 2026, the total health benefit cost per worker is expected to rise 6.5% on average, the highest increase since 2010, even after accounting for planned cost-reduction measures.
The US is the only modern industrialized country in the West without universal healthcare for its citizens. The insidious for-profit US health insurance industry will continue to enrich oligarchs, while treating medical patients like customers and rubes. In six states, Medicare will start a pilot program using the same AI algorithms to determine whether a patient deserves to be treated or not, in essence a "death panel." The GOP is adamant in dismantling the ACA (Obamacare) and you can see how much more consumers will pay next year for health insurance and other necessary expenses here: Budget Analyzer.
