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EPISODE · May 15, 2026 · 5 MIN

11% Health Premium Hike, Soft Restaurant Traffic, and a Retail Number That Surprised

from Main Street Briefing · host MainStreet Media

Small group health insurance premiums for 2026 are landing 11% higher at the median, with one in ten policies climbing 20% or more — GLP-1 drug costs are a cited driver. Restaurant traffic is still soft as 40% of consumers cut frequency, and food costs are projected up across the year. But March retail sales delivered a clean acceleration to $752.1 billion, up 4% year over year. Three stories, five minutes, done.

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Small group health insurance premiums for 2026 are landing 11% higher at the median, with one in ten policies climbing 20% or more — GLP-1 drug costs are a cited driver. Restaurant traffic is still soft as 40% of consumers cut frequency, and food costs are projected up across the year. But March retail sales delivered a clean acceleration to $752.1 billion, up 4% year over year. Three stories, five minutes, done.

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Small group health insurance premiums for 2026 are landing 11% higher at the median, with one in ten policies climbing 20% or more — GLP-1 drug costs are a cited driver. Restaurant traffic is still soft as 40% of consumers cut frequency, and food...

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