The
Health Cost Institute recently released a study on healthcare cost and
utilization in 2015. Here are some key findings from the report:
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Health care spending averaged $5,141
per individual in 2015.
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Out-of-pocket spending rose 3% in
2015, to an average of $813 per capita.
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Prices for services and prescription
drugs increased between 3.5-9% in 2015.
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Women of all ages spent $236 more
out-of-pocket than men.
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In 2015, $649 per capita was spent on
brand prescriptions.
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The price of an ER visit jumped 10.5%
to an average of $1,863 in 2015.
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Source:
Health Cost Institute, November 22, 2016
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