Healthcare costs to grow 7% next year: PwC

June 29, 2023

ALEX KACIK  

Healthcare costs are expected to rise 7% next year as providers deal with higher expenses and seek rate increases during contract negotiations with insurers.

The projection by PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Health Research Institute tops the consultancy’s estimates in 2022 and 2023, which were 5.5% and 6%, respectively.

For their annual report, PwC researchers spoke with actuaries who work with insurers covering 100 million employer-sponsored members and 10 million Affordable Care Act members to forecast healthcare inflation. The results were weighted by each health plan’s size.

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