August 20, 2024

The 2025 Employer Health Care Strategy Survey explored ways employers address health care costs and key benefit strategy considerations in the near future and long-term. Among inflationary pressures in the health care sector, worsening chronic condition burden in the population and the demand for many groundbreaking—albeit expensive—treatments, employers are juggling many priorities. Strategies to lower costs, improve outcomes and strengthen the employee experience were explored in this survey.

Fielded between June 3 and July 12, the survey was completed by 125 employers that cover more than 17.1 million lives in the United States. Companies that completed the survey represent a broad range of industries and are diverse in size, as detailed in Figure 1 below.

Additionally, a subset of employers took part in interviews to complement the survey findings. The insights and guidance of those conversations helped shape forward-looking trends explored in the report.

The report is divided into the following sections:

• Executive Summary
• Part 1: Perspectives on Health Care
• Part 2: Health Care Costs
• Part 3: Vendors and Partnerships
• Part 4: Health Care and Mental Health Design
• Part 5: Pharmacy Costs and Management
• Part 6: Health Care Delivery;
• Part 7: Health Equity
• Part 8: In Conclusion: 2025 Priorities
• Full Report 
• Chart Pack

Ellen Kelsay, President and CEO of Business Group on Health, and the entire Business Group team thank our members for their participation in this project. Your support provided us with rich data and thoughtful insights into the future of employer-sponsored health care.

Citations

Before referring to or using this survey report in any way, you must receive permission from Business Group on Health. Please contact [email protected].

Suggested citation for this survey report:

Business Group on Health. 2025 Employer Health Care Strategy Survey. August 2024. Available at: https://www.businessgrouphealth.org/resources/2025-Employer-Health-Care-Strategy-Survey-Intro.

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