We’re still working our way through two lengthy and sobering reports on health care spending. One of those reports is paired with a follow up virtual meeting Wednesday.
Until I gather my thoughts and or get permission to share links to this data, here are a few highlights:
- $5.6 trillion was spent on health care in
2025.
- Hospital services account for ‘only’ 30% of that total.
- One of every four employer health care dollars are spent on pharmacy.
- 55% of that pharmacy spend was attributed to just 2% of utilization (specialty meds)
- Cancer, Musculoskeletal and Circulatory conditions “dominate” this spend.
- Treatment trends for maternity care (11.7%) and mental health (10.9%) are outpacing the overall trend (8.5%).
More to follow.
