Annual Reports
HCCI’s Health Care Cost and Utilization Reports

Yearly reviews of spending, price and utilization trends for commercially-insured Americans. Learn more about our methodology, definitions, and other resources.

Sep
16

One In Five People With Employer-Sponsored Insurance Do Not Use Any Health Care Services

The amount of health care services people use varies widely across the population and can change year to year. People may require a higher amount of care in one year and fewer services the next. Although "high utilizers" are often discussed, there are people who do not use any services throughout the year. Other than being in good physical health, people may not seek care for a variety of reasons ...

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Sep
11

HCCI Research Finds The Lower Costs, More Transparency Act Targets Substantial Portion of Administered Drug Spending

The Lower Costs, More Transparency Act (H.R. 5378) currently before Congress aims to increase price transparency in health care and address the high cost of prescription drugs. One of the provisions of the bill would change the way Medicare pays for physician administered drugs. Currently, Medicare pays a higher price for drugs that are administered in a hospital outpatient setting than drugs that...

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Aug
14

Employer Sponsored Insurance Paid Twice as Much as Medicare for Services at Ambulatory Surgical Centers

Technological medical advancements have shifted an array of procedures previously rendered in inpatient hospitals to ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs). For example, same-day procedures (e.g., cataracts surgery) that do not require an overnight hospital stay and musculoskeletal procedures, such as arthroscopy, are commonly performed at ASCs.  Because they operate independently of brick-a...

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Feb
12

HCCI Spotlights American Heart Month: Cardiac Rehabilitation Rates Have Room to Grow

Consistently Low Rates of Cardiac Rehabilitation Sessions

Cardiac rehabilitation is a program to help patients with heart events recover and return to normal activities. It is recommended following acute heart events and as a component of addressing chronic heart failure. Despite recommendations from federal agencies, advocacy groups, and national health associations and the documented benefits of cardiac rehabilitation, only 20-30% of people who could b...

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Jan
08

Can Employers Help Lower Health Care Prices through Self-Insured Plans?

10 FAQs about Employer-based Health Plans Recent data from the Health Care Cost Institute (HCCI) show that price growth accounted for more than half the change in per person health care spending from 2017 to 2021. Nearly half of people in the US get health insurance through work, either through their own employer or as a dependent. Accordingly, rising health care spending is a big problem for empl...

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