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TAMPA, Fla. — Health insurance costs may rise 10.6 percent in the next 12 months, the smallest increase since at least 2001, according to a survey by Aon Consulting Worldwide. The expected increase for employer-sponsored plans, more than double the rate of inflation, reflects the rising price of services and increased utilization by an aging population, said Bill Sharon, a senior vice president for Aon Consulting, part of Chicago-based Aon Corp., an insurance-services company. Health-care spending, at $2.2 trillion a year, makes up about 16 percent of the U.S. economy. Bloomberg News; AP file photo
