HCCI February 11, 2019

The 2017 Health Care Cost and Utilization Report shows that spending per privately insured person grew by 4.2 percent, the second year in a row of spending growth over four percent. Price increases were the primary driver. The report covers the period 2013 through 2017 and includes claims data from four national insurance companies: Aetna, Humana, Kaiser Permanente, and UnitedHealthcare.

Key Findings:

  • In 2017, per-person spending reached $5,641, a new all-time high for this population since HCCI began releasing annual health care cost and utilization reports. This total includes amounts paid for medical and pharmacy claims. While it reflects discounts negotiated from wholesale or list prices for prescription drugs, it does not...

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