Prescription drugs drove more than 40% of fully insured cost growth last year: UnitedHealth
Total medical costs for fully insured individuals rose 9% per person in 2025, an average increase of $722, according to a July analysis from UnitedHealth Group’s Center for Health Care Research. The estimates are based on 2024 and 2025 UnitedHealthcare claims for individuals enrolled in fully insured employer coverage, paid through February 2026 and adjusted […] The post Prescription drugs drove more than 40% of fully insured cost growth last year: UnitedHealth appeared first on Becker's Paye...
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UnitedHealthcare, UnitedHealth — financial / operating pressure. Via Becker's Payer Issues.
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[DRAFT — verify before any external use] Becker's Payer Issues reports on financial / operating pressure involving UnitedHealthcare, UnitedHealth: Total medical costs for fully insured individuals rose 9% per person in 2025, an average increase of $722, according to a July analysis from UnitedHealth Group’s Center for Health Care Research. The estimates are based o…
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