Here are eight insights:
1. Some employers are placing more costs on employees via higher deductibles and copays.
2. This shift supports employees’ use of alternative care, like telemedicine.
3. Twenty-eight percent of organizations offer high deductible health plans, with a minimum deductible of $1,300 for individual coverage and $2,600 for family coverage.
4. The report found the average in-network annual deductibles increased 40 percent.
5. Thirty-seven percent of employers offer virtual care.
6. Of employers studied, 57 percent offer wellness incentives, ranging between $52 and $1,600 per year.
7. On average, the in-network copay for outpatient surgery decreased 25 percent to $41 in 2016.
8. On average, the in-network emergency room copay increased 22 percent to $142 in 2016.
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