MeaningFurther investigation into unexplained variation in spending, focusing on the health conditions with the most spending, could help inform health care policies aimed at lowering costs and improving access to care. Abstract ImportanceUnderstanding health conditions with the most spending and vari...
US healthcare spending growth was slower in 2013, compared with the previous year, mainly due to slower growth in spending on private health insurance and US Medicare, according to researchers from the National Health Expenditure Accounts Team in their article published in Health Affairs . Total ...
This study used data from National Health Expenditure Accounts to estimate US spending on personal health care and public health, according to condition,
We provide new evidence to explain why some states and regions of the country spend much more on medical care than others, and why health care spending for the nation as a whole has been growing rapidly over the last several decades. To do this, we estimate a health care spending panel ...
3. Prior experiences: Health care is shaped by data and evidence, but it also relies on assumptions.22 When symptoms for a woman don’t match the established data (which is typically based upon men), patients could be misdiagnosed or ignored. Additionally, taking the time to build trust an...
The lack of a universal healthcare system, high administrative costs, expensive medical technology, and higher prices for services all play a role. Other factors such as wasteful spending, high legal costs, and unregulated drug prices also drive up the cost of care. Additionally, medical professio...
rising labor costs, but other factors are exacerbating cost pressures.2For example, costs for supply inputs have grown 15 to 25 percent over the past three years. Overall, by 2027, inflation could result in an additional $370 billion in healthcare spending above the expected baseline increase....
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Pharmacies across the United States are experiencing disruptions following a hack at UnitedHealth's technology unit, Change Healthcare, several pharmacy chains said in statements and on social media. The problems began on Wednesday after a "suspected nation-state ...
TV ad spending will drop 0.5% to $69.87 billion. And it will continue to slip slowly throughout this forecast period (which ends in December 2022) save for a slight bump in 2020, thanks to the Summer Olympics in Tokyo and the US presidential election. ...
Of the nearly $4 trillion spent on healthcare annually in the United States, administrative spending is about one-quarter of the total; delivery of care is about three-quarters. But what portion of that administrative spending is unnecessary, and how can it be s...