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Increasing healthcare costs puts Connecticut employers in difficult position

By The Center Square  
   May 23, 2022

As the cost for health benefits rises in Connecticut, businesses and nonprofits are evaluating budgets to determine how much they can contribute to benefits for employees. "Consider how much the cost of health care in America degrades our competitive position – businesses and taxpayers in no other country must bear this huge cost; it puts America at a 7-10% cost disadvantage relative to other countries," Fred Carstensen, director of Connecticut Center for Economic Analysis at the University of Connecticut, told The Center Square.

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