Healthcare Spend 2026: What 1,500+ Employers Are Really Saying About Rising Costs

In this episode of Blueprints for Better Benefits, Rodney Mattos Jr. and Rodney Mattos Sr. break down the real state of healthcare spend 2026 and what more than 1,500 CEOs, CFOs, finance leaders, and HR leaders are saying about rising costs. The numbers are hard to ignore. Seventy-nine percent of small and mid-sized employers saw double-digit increases in total healthcare spend over the last 12 months. One in five saw increases of 30% or more. For employers already working with tight margins, those increases are not just a benefits issue. They are a direct threat to profit, cash flow, employee retention...