Paging the CFO: Your Health-Care Costs Are Going Up
Expenses are forecast to rise more than 9% in 2026, forcing executives to find savings. Plus, SGX’s finance chief talks about digital assets.
The increase is driven by an increase in employees’ use of plans, the boom in GLP-1 weight-loss prescriptions, sector consolidation and lagging inflation pressures. Photo credit: Ojo Images
Welcome to CFO Briefing, a newsletter dedicated to corporate finance and what leaders need to know. This week, I take a closer look at how CFOs navigate surging healthcare costs and chat to SGX CFO Daniel Koh.
CFOs are on the front lines of managing corporate costs, and for a lot of the year, the focus has rightfully been on tariffs and their potential impact. Now, a less headline-grabbing but no less significant expense — employee health care — is also demanding their attention.