Employers will spend up to 6% more on healthcare next year, PwC finds

Despite efforts to cut healthcare costs through high deductibles and other cost sharing, private employer medical costs are projected to increase by 6 percent in 2020, according to PwC Health Research Institute's annual medical cost trend survey.For its Behind the Numbers report, the institute conducted 55 interviews with health industry executives, health benefits experts and health plan actuaries. Additionally, it analyzed results from its national consumer survey of 2,500 adults and a 2019 health and well-being touchstone survey of more than 550 employers from 37 industries.