PER PERSON HEALTH CARE SPENDING EXCEEDED $6,700 IN 2022
WASHINGTON, April 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- A new report from the Health Care Cost Institute (HCCI) shows that, even with fluctuations in 2020 and 2021, per person health care spending grew from 2018 to 2022. Over the five years, average prices increased by 14% and utilization went up by about 4%. Data in HCCI's annual Health Care Cost and Utilization Report (HCCUR) illustrate that, although utilization of services went up and down over the course of the five years, average prices trended upward each year.