Global employers predict a median health-care cost trend increase of 9.2 per cent for 2027, up from 8.5 per cent in 2026, according to a new survey by Business Group on Health.

The survey, which polled more than 100 employers representing more than 11 million global employees, found for the fifth year in a row, cancer is the top condition driving health-care spending — seven in 10 (70 per cent) respondents said it was their No. 1 cost driver in 2026, up from 58 per cent in 2025, while 92 per cent included cancer as one of the top three conditions fueling costs.

While musculoskeletal (68 per cent) and cardiovascular (37 per cent) conditions again ranked No. 2 and No. 3, respectively, employers also identified maternal health (21 per cent),........

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