Americans’ out-of-pocket health care costs have nearly doubled over the past 20 years, according to a WalletHub study. Alaska ...

Given all the attention to prices and insurer profits, it is important to note that those factors are not the main drivers of spending growth. The main driver of spending growth is greater volume and ...

Despite the increased demand for patient care in 2021, the growth in national healthcare spending is estimated to have slowed to 4.2%, from 9.7% in 2020, according to the 2021-2030 National Health ...

I titled that commentary: “Growth In National Health Expenditures: It’s Not The Prices, Stupid,” which many readers will recognize as a play on the title of a seminal piece by Gerard Anderson and ...

Medical care costs rose 4.2% in August, according to the Consumer Price Index, now at the highest level in three years. Large employers are projecting a 9% increase in overall health care spending for ...

Healthcare spending varies widely between metropolitan areas, according to new data from the Health Care Cost Institute. The research group has unveiled its Health Cost Landscape report (PDF) and tool ...

This cross-national comparison of health care systems assesses U.S. health spending, outcomes, status, and service use ...

Kansas City Federal Reserve President Jeff Schmid has found a silver lining in America’s graying demographics: All of those extra visits to the doctor are good for the economy. But the same spending ...

Americans have long lamented the high cost of health insurance, and the situation will soon get worse. Premiums for employer-sponsored insurance will go up by another 9 percent in 2026. Public ...

In 2024, the average retiree age 65 or older spent about $5,120 per month. The largest portion of that went toward housing.