17.9%
of the GDP
52%
of adults in worse health worry about medical bills
79
(comparable countries average 82)
-21%
from 2010 to 2015
Being unable to afford health care when it is needed is one of the major worries of families, even those with insurance. Overall cost sharing (i.e., deductibles, copayments, and coinsurance) has been increasing in employer plans, and enrollees who use …
A previous version of this analysis is available here.
Cost-sharing between insurance providers and patients has increasingly become a topic of public discussion. In particular, the increasing proportion that enrollees are paying for healthcare has been an area of concern. …
Total health spending is a function of both price paid to providers or for drugs and the volume of services used. These charts explore prices and use of health services in the U.S. relative to comparable countries (those with both …
In this analysis, we explore trends in prices for health services over time in the U.S. (A related chart collection shows trends in prices and utilization in the U.S. and comparable countries). We find that prices have increased for a …
With deaths from opioid overdose rising steeply in recent years, and a large segment of the population reporting knowing someone who has been addicted to prescription painkillers, the breadth of the opioid crisis should come as no surprise, affecting people …
This collection of charts complements our brief, “A look at how the opioid crisis has affected people with employer coverage,” which uses claims data from large employers to examine how the opioid crisis has affected people with large employer coverage, …
This chart collection explores the ways health spending has changed over time and projections of health spending in the future. An earlier brief also explored trends in this topic. …
This chart collection takes a look at how spending on healthcare in the United States compares to other OECD countries that are similarly large and wealthy (based on GDP and GDP per capita). The analysis looks at 2016 health data …
This collection of charts and a related brief explore trends in access to care in the U.S. The high cost of health care can be a barrier to access for both insured people (particularly those with high deductibles) and the …
The cost of prescription drugs has become a hot-button issue with consumers and policymakers. One in four people taking prescription drugs report difficulty affording their medication and recent Kaiser Family Foundation opinion polling has found bipartisan support for government action …
