This interactive tool provides up-to-date information on U.S. health spending by federal and local governments, private companies, and individuals. It was developed by KFF using data from the National Health Expenditure Accounts of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and will be updated annually with each data release. For help using this tool, check […]| Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker
An important component of most private insurance plans is the out-of-pocket (OOP) limit. These limits place an annual cap on the amount of cost-sharing (deductibles, copayments, and coinsurance) an enrollee can face for in-network covered services each year. By doing so, OOP limits provide significant financial protection for individuals who face substantial health care use […]| Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker
This chart collection looks at the availability of hospital resources and healthcare professionals in the United States and similarly wealthy countries. A related chart collection examines how the U.S.’s healthcare resources factor into the nation’s preparedness for the coronavirus pandemic. The availability of healthcare resources (e.g. medical professionals, technology, and other infrastructure) can affect the functioning […]| Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker
This analysis examines out-of-pocket spending on inhalers for asthma and COPD in the employer-sponsored insurance market and estimates potential savings under the recent out-of-pocket spending caps.| Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker
Health insurers submit rate filings annually to state regulators detailing expectations and rate changes for Affordable Care Act (ACA)-regulated health plans for the coming year. A relatively small, but growing, share of the population is enrolled in these plans (compared to the number in employer plans), fueled by the availability of enhanced premium tax credits. This […]| Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker
Early indications are that individual market insurers will be increasing premiums in 2026 by more than they have since 2018, the last time policy uncertainty contributed to sharp premium increases. Across 105 ACA Marketplace insurers in 20 markets (19 states and the District of Columbia), premiums are increasing by a median of 15%. These filings are still preliminary and may change.| Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted health spending and utilization trends in the United States, though it is not yet clear how long that disruption will last. In April 2020, health spending dropped precipitously as providers cancelled elective care and patients practicing social distancing avoided health facilities. Utilization of health services has remained somewhat lower than expected […]| Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker
Employer-based coverage is the most common source of health insurance for non-elderly Americans. The cost of employer sponsored health insurance—including premiums, deductibles, and other out-of-pocket costs—has risen steadily over time, which differentially impacts families with different levels of income.| Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker
The vast majority of Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace enrollees receive a tax credit that lowers enrollees’ monthly payment for health insurance. Established as part of the ACA, premium tax credits were originally available for enrollees making between 100%-400% of … The post Early indications of the impact of the enhanced premium tax credit expiration on 2026 Marketplace premiums appeared first on Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker.| Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker
This brief analyzes payment negotiation outcomes between insurers and providers from the independent dispute resolution process under the No Surprises Act.| Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker
Chronic, non-communicable diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide. In the United States, these diseases make up 8 of the 10 top causes of death. Chronic conditions can be impacted by both medical and nonmedical factors such as access to healthcare, physical inactivity, poor nutrition, tobacco consumption and alcohol abuse. Public health interventions, preventive […]| Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker
The cost of health care in the United States has continued to grow in recent years. Between 2022 and 2023, overall health spending rose 7.5%, and it is projected to rise another 4.2% in 2025. U.S. spending on hospital care rose 6.4% between 2022 and 2023, and makes up 31% of total health spending. International […]| Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker
The Transparency in Coverage (TiC) rule aimed to make healthcare prices easily comparable, but the reported data may pose many barriers to effective analysis.| Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker
This chart collection explores National Health Expenditure (NHE) data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).| Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker
On average, the new Medicare negotiated drug prices are 2.8 times the average of drug prices in 11 OECD countries of similar size and wealth.| Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker
This chart collection explores how health spending is expected to grow in coming years. In 2024, per capita health spending growth is estimated to have slowed to 4.5%.| Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker
This analysis of survey data finds that over 40% of adults under 65 with private insurance could be indicated for a GLP-1 drug though relatively few have a claim, suggesting that a much smaller share seeks treatment through healthcare providers.| Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker
This chart collection examines recent trends in healthcare utilization and spending using a variety of data sources.| Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker
This analysis uses the Merative MarketScan 2022 commercial claims to estimate the number of enrollees in the employer-sponsored insurance market who use one or more of the ten drugs selected for Medicare Part D price negotiations.| Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker
Electronic consults (or eConsults) are a technology solution that enables clinicians to connect with specialists on timely patient care questions. This bi-directional, tech-enabled communication, often initiated by primary care or emergency room physicians to specialists, empowers the initiating clinician with efficient access to specialist expertise to manage a diagnosis and provide oversight of a patient’s […]| Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker
The Peterson Center on Healthcare and KFF are partnering to monitor how well the U.S. healthcare system is performing in terms of quality and cost. The Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker provides clear, up-to-date information on trends, drivers and issues that impact the performance of the system. It also illustrates how the U.S. is […]| Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker
Health insurers submit rate filings annually to state regulators detailing expectations and rate changes for Affordable Care Act (ACA)-regulated health plans for the coming year. A relatively small, but growing, share of the population is enrolled in these plans (compared to the number in employer plans). However, these filings are generally more detailed and publicly […]| Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker
The U.S. spends more on healthcare per capita than its peers. Most of the additional health spending goes to providers for inpatient and outpatient care.| Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker
Across a wide variety of measures of quality, the U.S. health system appears to perform worse than peer nations on more indicators than it does better. Across a wide variety of measures of quality, the U.S. health system appears to perform worse than peer nations on more indicators than it does better. However, inconsistent and imperfect metrics make it difficult to firmly assess system-wide health quality.| Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker
Drugs solely approved to treat obesity have minimal to no coverage on most ACA Marketplace plans. Wegovy, a semaglutide approved for weight loss, is included in just 1% of Marketplace plans, while Ozempic, which has the same active ingredient but is approved for diabetes treatment and sometimes used off-label for weight loss, is included in 82% of Marketplace plan formularies. Among ACA Marketplace plans with these drugs on formulary, prior authorization is required by most plans. All plans ...| Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker
Prices for semaglutide and tirzepatide drugs are higher in the U.S. than in other countries. The U.S. has by far the highest rates of adults with obesity.| Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker
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 a total GDP above the median for OECD countries and a per capita GDP greater […]| Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker
In this analysis, we estimate the number of adult deaths that could have been prevented by timely vaccination. We find that approximately 234,000 deaths since June 2021 could have been prevented with primary series vaccination. These vaccine-preventable deaths represent 60% of all adult COVID-19 deaths since June 2021, and a quarter (24%) of the nearly 1 million COVID-19 deaths since the pandemic began.| Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker
In June 2024, medical inflation (3.3%) outpaced inflation in the overall economy (3.0%) for the first time since the beginning of 2021.| Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker
Unemployment in the United States has been at or below 4% since November 2021. The health sector, along with the rest of the economy, saw a sharp drop in revenues and employment at the onset of COVID-19 in the spring of 2020. Health services utilization dropped precipitously as providers cancelled elective care and patients practicing […]| Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker
People with medical debt are more likely to have other forms of financial distress than other people including loans, overdrawn accounts, and few savings.| Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker
In this chart collection, we examine how U.S. health spending compares to health spending in other OECD countries that are similarly large and wealthy, based on median GDP and median GDP per capita. For this analysis, we reviewed the OECD Health Statistics database and the CMS National Health Expenditure Accounts data.| Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker
Although most adults are in good health and have health insurance, more than 1 in 4 adults (28%) reported delaying or foregoing healthcare due to cost.| Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker
In a given year, a small portion of the population is responsible for a very large percentage of total health spending. We tend to focus on averages when discussing health spending, but individuals’ health status – and thus their need to access and utilize healthcare – varies over the course of their lifetimes. In fact, very few people have spending around the average. This collection of charts explores trends in health spending variation across the population through an analysis of the...| Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker
The U.S. has the lowest life expectancy among comparable countries, but spends twice as much as similar countries on healthcare per person, on average.| Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker
Despite over 90% of the United States population having some form of health insurance, medical debt remains a persistent problem. This analysis shows that 20 million people (nearly 1 in 12 adults) owe medical debt.| Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker
