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Apr
18

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 people are dealing with blood cancers. Using claims data from people enrolled in Medicaid, employer-sponsored insurance (ESI), and Traditional Medicare, this data brief highlights the percentage of peo...

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Apr
01

Off-label use of Semaglutides Continued to Grow in 2022 for those with Employer-Sponsored Insurance

Previously, HCCI analyzed Ozempic medication use in the ESI population and found that the percentage of patients using Ozempic that had a diabetes diagnosis, the condition Ozempic is clinically indicated to treat, had decreased from 92% in 2018 to 77% 2021. This indicated a growing trend of off-label use of Ozempic. Our findings aligned with reports at the time of off-label use of Ozempic for weig...

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Mar
20

HCCI Spotlights Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates Increased 30% Among Ages 45 to 54

Colorectal cancer is the fourth most commonly diagnosed cancer in the U.S. and the second leading cause of cancer death. Recently, a growing number of young people have been diagnosed with colorectal cancer. According to the American College of Surgeons, the incidence rate of early onset colorectal cancer is expected to double by 2030. While these statistics are alarming, colon and rectal cancer a...

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Mar
11

Women Diagnosed with Obesity Receive Treatment at Twice the Rate of Men

Prior HCCI research has shown that women are more likely to use health care services than men. Among people who receive health insurance through their employer, we find that women are, on average, 1.4 times more likely to receive any health care services than men, and this trend has remained consistent over time. As shown in Figure 1, utilization differences vary slightly by service categories. Wo...

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Feb
03

Telehealth Access is Crucial to Mental Health Care for People with Employer-Sponsored Insurance

The Health Care Cost Institute (HCCI), in collaboration with West Health, conducted an analysis on the use of telehealth mental health services among people with employer-sponsored insurance (ESI). We found that telehealth played an outsized role in the delivery of mental health services starting in 2020, with over 40% of mental health visits occurring via telehealth from 2020-2022. Fema...

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