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As a result, employees will likely face higher paycheck deductions or more out-of-pocket spending on deductibles or copays, according to Mercer.

And tax experts confirm this means those donations will be fully deductible by the donors on their income-tax returns.

And tax experts confirm this means those donations will be fully deductible by the donors on their tax returns.

Businesses lack new ways to address the factors pushing up insurance costs, Altman said in a statement, and that could mean even higher deductibles and more cost-sharing with workers.

Though the growth in deductibles flattened a few years ago, they have begun ticking upward again, the KFF survey shows.