The hidden tax driving up U.S. health care costs
Health care spending in the United States reached about 18 percent of GDP in 2024, totaling $5.3 trillion, or roughly $15,474 per person. That’s dramatically higher than peer count...
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Health care spending in the United States reached about 18 percent of GDP in 2024, totaling $5.3 trillion, or roughly $15,474 per person. That’s dramatically higher than peer count...
Health care affordability depends on access to care and the true cost of care, not just insurance premiums.
Open enrollment may feel far away. It isn’t. Summer is when benefits planning for 2027 starts taking shape. With health benefit costs continuing to outpace wages and inflation, emp...
North Carolina workers using the State Health Plan will pay more for care at WakeMed starting next year. WakeMed is a “non-preferred” provider under the health plan’s new ranking...
Health plans are projecting the highest medical cost trend in nearly two decades in 2027, with commercial health costs expected to rise 9%, according to a new analysis from PwC.
MONDAY, June 22, 2026 — A growing number of Americans are finding themselves priced out of the healthcare system. Only 49% of U.S. adults report being “cost secure,” meaning they c...
The increase in Medicare Part B premiums has sparked concerns about out-of-pocket healthcare costs.
Fiore et al. (2026) just released their annual national health expenditure projections in Health Affairs. I summarize some of the key findings in Q&A format. How much is the US...
This map ranks states by how much selected health care costs account for as a share of median monthly household income.
Explore health care spending by state in 2024, from Alaska's $14K per resident to Utah's $7.2K, and the factors driving regional differences.
by Paul Cobler, The Texas TribuneJuly 6, 2026 The expenses to operate three restaurants in Waco are rising across the board, but there’s one growing cost in particular that feels n...
by Ireland Owens at CDN - The majority of American companies expect to charge more for employee health insurance plans in 2027, according to a new survey. Two-thirds of large U.S....
Will rising healthcare costs affect teacher hiring?
Employers are also beginning to drop GLP-1 coverage for weight loss, exploring nontraditional plans and looking at other strategies to curb costs.
Lawmakers and experts pin the blame for rising insurance costs on health companies consolidating and creating less competition.
The growing cost of such a large expense in school district budgets requires tradeoffs, a new survey shows.
Healthcare affordability czar Casey Mulligan laid out the economic philosophy guiding the Trump administration’s approach to healthcare costs during a recent conference address. He...
One of the biggest drivers for health insurance claims last year was heart disease.
As medical costs continue to rise, employers are weighing a return to policies that shift additional expense to workers, according to a new survey.
by Michael Busler at CDN - Let’s cut to the chase: Americans don’t need yet another lecture on why healthcare is a financial black hole. They live it every time they open a bill,...
Kaiser Permanente’s integrated care and coverage make health care costs more predictable.
Kaiser Permanente’s integrated care and coverage make health care costs more predictable.
Insurer groups said the survey was skewed against their industry and that hospitals are largely at fault for spiking costs.
Utilization — not cost growth — continues to accelerate spending, government actuaries said. Spiking prescription drug spending, including on GLP-1s, is especially acute.
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