Survey: Colorado employers project health plan increases

Colorado businesses project increases of 8 percent on their health plans next year, down from a 10.9-percent last year, according to an annual survey of employers done by Lockton Mountain West Benefit Group.

However, 79 percent of surveyed employers expect employees to pay some, if not all, of the percentage cost increase, according to the survey released Wednesday by Lockton in Denver. The benefits brokerage sent the 14^th annual survey to 602 Colorado employers selected based on size, industry and visibility in the community.

The survey was designed to examine a representative sample of employers, though it’s not scientific.

After increases in employee…