Healthcare costs, telehealth adoption expected to accelerate in 2022

According to the 2022 Global Medical Trends Survey report by Willis Towers Watson, the projected employer-sponsored healthcare benefit cost trends are expected to increase in 2022 at a global average of 8.1%. The survey report tracks medical costs from a global network of 209 insurers in 61 countries and serves as explanation to the volatility in healthcare utilization and costs as COVID-19 cases surged in different countries at different times in 2020 and 2021.