Six Key Findings From HCCI's Health Care Cost and Utilization Report
Submitted By Anonymous, Created 02/05/2018 - 12:54
- Total spending per person is now growing at faster rates than prior years (4.6% growth in 2016 vs. 4.1% in 2015 and sub-3% growth 2012 - 2014)
- Spending growth in each year from 2012 to 2016 was almost entirely due to price increases
- There were large increases in spending and price for administered drugs, emergency room (ER) visits, and surgical hospital admissions
- Utilization of most health care services remained unchanged or declined, both year-over-year and over the 2012-2016 period
- Consumer out-of-pocket (OOP) spending per person increased, but grew more slowly than total spending
- This difference in Consumer growth led to a decline in OOP spending as a share of total spending
Source: Health Care Cost Institute 2016 Health Care Cost and Utilization Report, January 2018
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