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Medical Cost Trend: Behind the Numbers
PwC 
July 16, 2025 "For the fourth year, health plan actuaries ... anticipate medical cost trends for the Group and Individual markets to remain elevated. Based on their input, [PwC is] projecting the medical cost trend in 2026 to remain at 8.5% for the Group market and 7.5% for the Individual market, the same levels as 2025. Pharmacy cost trend was 2.5 points higher than medical trend, reinforcing the urgency of managing pharma care." MORE >> |
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