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Entrepreneur: Health Insurance Costs Hit a 15-Year High. Companies Are Changing How They Cover Employees.

August 17, 2026 5:11 PM | Anonymous

Group health insurance might be going the way of the pension. Just like companies swapped guaranteed pensions for 401(k)s and handed employees the responsibility of managing their own retirement, a growing number of employers are now handing workers cash instead of a company-picked health plan, Bloomberg reports.

Read the full story here: https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/health-insurance-costs-hit-a-15-year-high-companies-are-changing-how-they-cover-employees

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