What does inflation have to do with healthcare? As far as consumers are concerned, just about everything.
The cost of healthcare is not immune to historic levels of inflation: A recent report by WTW predicts that global healthcare benefit costs will jump 10% in 2023. Coupled with rising consumer prices, and unaffordable healthcare can have troubling and swift impacts. According to a Gallup survey, high costs led 38% of Americans to postpone medical care in 2022.
