Employers continue to see a rise in health insurance costs. Annual premiums for employer-sponsored family health coverage reached $16,351 in 2013, up 4% from last year, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation/Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET) 2013 Employer Health Benefits Survey.
So how can employers work to control these costs? A key success factor in reducing health insurance costs is the leaderships commitment to this strategy. Can you find top-down leadership commitment to a long-term program that would address the many factors that contribute to high health insurance costs?