{
  "id": 5143916,
  "title": "Workers Face Open Enrollment Shock As Cost Increase Hits 24-Year High",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/workers-face-open-enrollment-shock-as-cost-increase-hits-24-year-high",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-02T17:53:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Forbes",
    "slug": "forbes",
    "url": "https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucejapsen/2026/09/02/workers-face-open-enrollment-shock-as-cost-increase-hits-24-year-high/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Employee health benefit costs are expected to rise 8.2% on average in 2027 — the highest increase since 2003 - benefits consultancy Marsh says.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}