Surprise, Your Health-Care Costs Are Going Up: CFO Briefing

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.

Vital signs

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.

Spending on health care is set to increase by 9% or more in 2026, according ...