With today’s economic uncertainty, companies are looking hard at the increasing cost of employee health benefits.
Among 696 U.S. employers that participated in Willis Towers Watson’s 2025 Benefits Trends Survey, 90% identified the pressure on costs as a key business issue shaping benefits strategy.
That was a leap from 67% of American employers who said the same in the 2023 global benefits survey. As recently as 2021, cost was only their sixth-greatest benefits concern.
Competition for talent was this year’s second top concern, with 52% of U.S. employers characterizing it as a key business issue. See more highlights.