Employers tighten GLP-1 limits and rethink plan design as healthcare costs expected to climb in 2027
Key points
- Healthcare costs are expected to climb sharply again in 2027.
- Employers are changing health plan providers and PBMs, and shifting more costs to employees.
- Employers are tightening GLP-1 restrictions and revising plan design while trying to keep benefits competitive.
Healthcare costs are expected to climb sharply again in 2027, Employee Benefit News reports. Benefits leaders are looking for ways to control costs throughout the year. Measures include changing health plan providers and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), shifting more costs to employees, tightening GLP-1 drug restrictions and revising plan design while trying to keep benefits competitive.
What employers should do
- Evaluate whether to change health plan providers or PBMs, and review GLP-1 coverage restrictions.
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