Expensive specialty drugs and ordinary severe claims are pushing the cost of protecting a self-funded employer health plan against catastrophic risk higher.
For self-funded plans that kept their deductibles the same, the average premium for medical stop-loss insurance has increased 11.5% this year, down from 13.4% in 2023, according to the Segal Group, a New York-based benefits and compensation consulting firm.
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