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HCCI report: Rising prices drives spending growth for children's healthcare in 2014
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 05/16/2016 - 14:01
- Per capita spending on healthcare for children covered by employer-sponsored insurance grew an annual average of 5.1 percent per year between 2010 and 2014, reaching $2,660 in 2014
- Out-of-pocket spending on children covered by employer-sponsored insurance increased an average annual 5.5 percent between 2012 and 2014, to $472
- Prices fueled much of the spending growth in 2014
- At the same time spending increased, there was a general decline in the use of healthcare services. In 2014, there were 3,228 physician visits per 1,000 children, down slightly from the previous year
- For the study, HCCI also looked at children's healthcare spending trends at the state level in 2014
Source: Becker's Hospital Review
Source URL: http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/hcci-report-ris...
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