This survey displays the average increase in health care costs for organizations in the United States in 2015 and 2017, according to HR professionals surveyed in February 2017 (and 2015). In 2015, some 24 percent of respondents stated that healthcare costs for their organization increased 16 percent or more.
Average increase in health care costs for U.S. organizations in 2015 and 2017
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SHRM. (June 15, 2017). Average increase in health care costs for U.S. organizations in 2015 and 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 23, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/721146/health-care-cost-increase-in-us-organizations/
SHRM. "Average increase in health care costs for U.S. organizations in 2015 and 2017." Chart. June 15, 2017. Statista. Accessed March 23, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/721146/health-care-cost-increase-in-us-organizations/
SHRM. (2017). Average increase in health care costs for U.S. organizations in 2015 and 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 23, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/721146/health-care-cost-increase-in-us-organizations/
SHRM. "Average Increase in Health Care Costs for U.S. Organizations in 2015 and 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jun 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/721146/health-care-cost-increase-in-us-organizations/
SHRM, Average increase in health care costs for U.S. organizations in 2015 and 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/721146/health-care-cost-increase-in-us-organizations/ (last visited March 23, 2023)
Average increase in health care costs for U.S. organizations in 2015 and 2017 [Graph], SHRM, June 15, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/721146/health-care-cost-increase-in-us-organizations/