U.S. health care spending per capita has risen at historically low rates recently, but is expected to pick up. February 22, 2018 Slide
Snapshots of Recent State Initiatives in Medicaid Prescription Drug Cost Control February 21, 2018 Issue Brief This issue brief provides a snapshot of current state initiatives aimed at addressing the cost of prescription drugs in Medicaid.
Don’t Overhype the New Health Care Venture February 8, 2018 Perspective In an Axios column, Drew Altman dissects the many dimensions of the health cost problem and discusses why the Bezos-Buffett-Dimon initiative is unlikely to have much impact on the larger health cost problems the public and policymakers care about most.
Estimates Suggest That Rx Drugs Will Continue to Represent an Increasing Portion of Overall Health Spending February 1, 2018 Slide
Spending on opioid addiction and overdose treatment has increased each year in the last decade April 12, 2018 Slide
A Look at How the Opioid Crisis Has Affected People with Employer Coverage April 5, 2018 Issue Brief This Kaiser Family Foundation analysis finds that while prescription opioid use among people with private insurance has declined to its lowest levels in over a decade, the cost of treating opioid abuse has increased substantially.
Analysis: Cost of Treating Opioid Addiction Rose Rapidly for Large Employers as the Number of Prescriptions Has Declined April 5, 2018 News Release A new Kaiser Family Foundation analysis finds that while the use of prescription opioids among people with employer-based health coverage has declined to its lowest levels in over a decade, the cost of treating addiction and overdoses has increased sharply. The annual cost of treating opioid addiction and overdose –…
Visualizing Health Policy: The Costs and Outcomes of Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders in the US August 1, 2017 News Release This Visualizing Health Policy infographic looks at costs and outcomes of mental health and substance use disorders in the United States (US). Nearly 18% of adults reported having a mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder in 2015, including more than 1 in 5 women. Furthermore, nearly 3% of people aged 12…
Visualizing Health Policy: The Costs and Outcomes of Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders in the US August 1, 2017 Infographic This Visualizing Health Policy infographic looks at costs and outcomes of mental health and substance use disorders in the United States (US).
