Health care spending, prices, and utilization for employer-sponsored insurance in New York

Health care spending, prices, and utilization for employer-sponsored insurance in New York

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Contributor(s):
Health Care Cost Institute, issuing body.
New York State Health Foundation, issuing body.
Publication:
New York, NY : New York State Health Foundation, July 2019
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Facilities and Services Utilization -- trends
Health Benefit Plans, Employee -- economics
Health Care Costs -- trends
Health Expenditures -- trends
New York
United States
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
Health care spending in New York State is both higher and rising more sharply than the national average. For example, inpatient prices increased twice as much in New York State than in the U.S. on average between 2013 and 2017. Price growth is the primary driver of health care spending; higher spending also translates to higher out-of-pocket and premium costs for consumers. These findings reinforce the need for more price transparency in health care: accurate, easy-to-understand, meaningful information about what consumers can expect to pay for their care. This type of transparency is a gateway to improving affordability, quality, and competition in the health care system and making the system work better for all Americans. This report examines health care spending, utilization, and prices for New Yorkers covered by employer-sponsored health insurance from 2013 to 2017. The data used for the analysis are from the Health Care Cost Institute commercial claims database. Spending, utilization, and prices are examined by type of service, including inpatient hospital, outpatient, professional services, and prescription drugs.
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (31 pages))
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
101770958 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101770958