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Shorter Stays, Lower C-Section Rates, and Fewer System-Affiliated Hospitals Contribute to Lower Childbirth Costs in Rural Areas
Shorter Stays, Lower C-Section Rates, and Fewer System-Affiliated Hospitals Contribute to Lower Childbirth Costs in Rural Areas
Childbirth costs, outcomes, and access to care differ between rural and urban hospitals. Rural areas have fewer short-term general acute care (GAC) hospitals, with only about 35% of all GAC hospitals ...
From Prenatal to Postpartum Care, Total Spending on Childbirth Averaged over $25,000 among ESI Enrollees
From Prenatal to Postpartum Care, Total Spending on Childbirth Averaged over $25,000 among ESI Enrollees
The high and rising costs of childbirth pose a financial challenge to many families. One study found that 60% of pregnant and postpartum women reported having difficulty affording care, with women enr...
Facility Fees: What are they and how do they impact health care prices?
Facility Fees: What are they and how do they impact health care prices?
Research has shown that the price of a single service provided in a hospital outpatient department is consistently higher than the same service provided in a physician office. An earlier HCCI analysis...
Rates of Blood Cancer Diagnosis Among Private and Public Insurers
Rates of Blood Cancer Diagnosis Among Private and Public Insurers
Blood cancers represent a range of diseases that can affect blood cells, bone marrow, lymph nodes, and other parts of the lymphatic system. Health care claims data can provide insights into how many p...

ANNUAL TRENDS REPORT
Health Care Cost & Utilization

HCCI’s annual report on trends in spending, use, and prices among people with employer-sponsored insurance.

  • HCCUR highlights year-over-year and five-year cumulative trends in health care spending, segmented by health care service categories.
  • Access downloadable data and examine HCCI’s research methodology to further examine the trends in the report.
  • Read our flagship report referenced by economists, journalists, thought leaders, and policymakers, since 2012.

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Health Care Vitals

An interactive dashboard lets users view national and state multi-payer health service data.

  • The data powering Health Care Vitals represents over 190 million people with public and private health insurance—nearly two out of every three people in the US with health insurance.
  • Track patterns and view monthly use rates of select health care services with the Vitals dashboard.
  • Filter and stratify the data by service category, payer type, and key demographics based on four complex and comprehensive underlying data sources. 

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Healthy Marketplace Index

An exploration of health care spending across the US by geographic region.

  • The Healthy Marketplace Index (HMI) tracks spending across 180+ cities to determine what factors drive spending across and within metro areas.
  • HMI illustrates geographic variation in overall per-person spending, price, and use and includes measures of local factors, such as hospital market concentration.

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