The take-up rate of telemedicine is similarly low among urban and rural enrollees in large employer health plans

Health Spending

Increases in cost-sharing payments continue to outpace wage growth

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. For example, in the ten years from 2006 to 2016, average deductibles increased from $303 on average to over $1,200.  However, when considering the […]