Healthcare spending drove 91% of commercial premium growth over 13 years: Study
Growth in healthcare spending, not insurer profit margins, drove the vast majority of commercial premium increases over more than a decade, according to a study published Sept. 4 in JAMA Health Forum. Researchers at Yale University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison analyzed CMS data from 2011 to 2024 covering the large group, small group and […] The post Healthcare spending drove 91% of commercial premium growth over 13 years: Study appeared first on Becker's Payer Issues | Payer News .
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Policy / Regulatory Changes signal via Becker's Payer Issues: "Healthcare spending drove 91% of commercial premium growth over 13 years: Study".
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[DRAFT — verify before any external use] Becker's Payer Issues reports on policy / regulatory changes: Growth in healthcare spending, not insurer profit margins, drove the vast majority of commercial premium increases over more than a decade, according to a study published Sept. 4 in JAMA Health Forum. Researchers at Yale…
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