2026 Medical Cost Trend: Behind the Numbers

Speakers

Jihan Howard, PharmD, AAHIVP

Health Care and Pharmacy Benefits Consulting Manager
PwC

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About the Webinar

Join Jasmine Macies and Jihan Howard, as they share insights from PwC’s Behind the Numbers report, offering insight into the key factors impacting health care trend. This session will share information from health plan actuaries who have been surveyed and interviewed to understand the “inflators” and “deflators” of trend. The sessions will provide an overview into:

The top factors that may be increasing and decreasing health care trend;
What emerging drivers may impact trend in the future;
How these factors impact employers and how they can respond.