B
Evidence Grade B
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under review
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Current
9%
9% -- healthcare cost increase rate for US employer-sponsored healthcare (2026)
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Value
9%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Evidence Quality
B
Strong, reliable evidence
Sourced from a well-regarded research firm or industry leader with transparent methodology and a reasonably large sample.
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Score breakdown
Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Alight
Primary
Tier B
https://www.alight.com/blog/employee-benefits-enrollment-insights ↗
Source Article
Employee benefits enrollment insights
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Alight
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Methodology
Projection cited by Alight; original source not stated
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Industrymarketing
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US employer-sponsored healthcare: 9% healthcare cost increase rate. Source: Alight (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/healthcare-cost-increase-2026
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/healthcare-cost-increase-2026" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>9%</strong> -- healthcare cost increase rate for US employer-sponsored healthcare<br><small>Source: Alight (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/healthcare-cost-increase-2026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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