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APAC Employee Medical Plan Costs to Stabilise in 2026 After Two Years of Sharp Increase, Aon reports

  • China, India, Singapore, the Philippines and Vietnam projecting lower increases than previous year
  • Cardiovascular diseases, gastrointestinal conditions and cancer are top medical conditions that are expected to drive the medical plan costs
SINGAPORE - Media OutReach Newswire - 15 October 2025 - Aon plc (NYSE: AON), a leading global professional services firm, today released its 2026 Global Medical Trend Rates Report, projecting an 11.3 percent rise in Asia Pacific (APAC) employee medical plan costs, signalling stabilisation of medical plan costs after two years of steep increases.

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