Albertsons won't insure employees' spouses if they're eligible for their own health coverage

Albertsons is making several changes to its employee benefits to manage rising costs for 2027. Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Albertsons is curbing health care benefits for employees due to rising healthcare costs.

Starting next year, the grocery giant will no longer offer medical insurance plans to employees' spouses and domestic partners who have jobs that provide such coverage. The grocery giant detailed the change in an open enrollment guide posted to its website.

Albertsons said it expects its healthcare costs to increase 9.5% next year due to inflation, higher prescription drug costs, provider consolidation, and shortages in the healthcare workforce.

"Like employers across the country, Albertsons Companies continues to navigate rising health care costs while working to provide associates with access to quality, competitive benefits," a spokesperson said in a statement to Business…