ACA’s Maximum Out-of-Pocket Limit Is Growing Faster Than Wages
This analysis finds that the ACA’s maximum out-of-pocket limit is likely to grow faster than wages and salaries, and is also expected to grow faster […]
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An Early Look at What is Driving Health Costs in 2023 ACA Markets
This analysis of marketplace insurers’ early rate filings in 13 states and the District of Columbia finds that they are seeking higher premium increases than […]
Women who Give Birth Incur Nearly $19,000 in Additional Health Costs, Including $2,854 More that They Pay Out of Pocket
The health care costs associated with pregnancy and childbirth average almost $19,000, including $2,854 paid out-of-pocket, a new KFF analysis of large employers’ insurance claims […]
Health Costs Associated with Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Postpartum Care
This analysis looks at the health care costs associated with pregnancy, including prenatal care, childbirth, and postpartum care. It finds women who give birth incur […]
Overall inflation has not yet flowed through to the health sector
Prices for medical services typically rise more quickly than the broader economy, but the reverse has been true recently as general inflation rose rapidly. The […]
How Affordability of Health Care Varies by Income among People with Employer Coverage
This analysis looks at the share of working families’ income that is spent on premiums, deductibles and other cost-sharing for employer-sponsored care. It shows that […]
How has health spending changed over time?
This slideshow examines trends in U.S. health spending over time, including the share of household budgets devoted to health expenses and comparisons of out-of-pocket expenditures […]
This updated analysis examines COVID-19’s effect on mortality rates, and estimates that in January 2022, COVID-19 was number two on the list of leading causes […]
How Do Prescription Drug Costs in the United States Compare to Other Countries?
This chart collection examines what we know about prescription drug spending and use in the U.S. and comparably large and wealthy countries, using data from […]
COVID-19 leading cause of death ranking
This updated analysis examines COVID-19’s effect on mortality rates, and estimates that in January 2022, COVID-19 was number two on the list of leading causes […]
Tracking The Pandemic’s Effects On Health Outcomes, Costs, And Access To Care
This Health Affairs Grantwatch article summarizes findings from several KFF-Peterson Health System Tracker analyses with an emphasis on the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact through 2021 and […]
How does health spending in the U.S. compare to other countries?
This chart collection compares health care spending in the U.S. and other industrialized countries, including data on health spending per person and the growth rate […]
How Does Cost Affect Access to Care?
This slideshow examines how cost and insurance affects people’s access to care, including decisions to forgo or delay needed care and access to a usual […]
What Impact Has the Coronavirus Pandemic Had on Health Care Employment?
This chart collection takes a deep dive into employment data to analyze how jobs and wages in the health sector shrank and recovered during the […]
How Do Health Expenditures Vary Across the Population?
This slideshow explores the variation in health spending across the population through an analysis of the 2019 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) data. It finds […]
COVID-19 continues to be a leading cause of death in the U.S. in September 2021
This updated analysis finds that in September 2021, COVID-19 ranked as the 2nd leading causes of death in the U.S., up from 8th in July, […]
How does U.S. life expectancy compare to other countries?
This slideshow compares life expectancy in the U.S. and other nations. The data shows that life expectancy at birth is lower in the U.S. than […]
The Changing Costs of Covid Care
In this commentary for Barron’s, Cynthia Cox explores the impact to the American public as the U.S. health insurance system adjusts to the COVID-19 pandemic. She […]
COVID-19 continues to be a leading cause of death in the U.S. in August 2021
With the rapid uptake in vaccinations in recent months, COVID-19 deaths have fallen sharply. COVID-19 is now the seventh leading cause of death in the […]
COVID-19 Continues to Be a Leading Cause of Death in the U.S. In June 2021
With the rapid uptake in vaccinations in recent months, COVID-19 deaths have fallen sharply. COVID-19 is now the seventh leading cause of death in the […]
Analysis: Hospital Price Transparency Data Lacks Standardization, Limiting Its Use to Insurers, Employers, and Consumers
In spite of a new price transparency rule that requires hospitals to publish the prices of common health services, comparing prices across hospitals remains challenging […]
Early Results from Federal Price Transparency Rule Show Difficultly in Estimating the Cost of Care
A new issue brief examines compliance with a new federal price transparency rule and variation in payer-negotiated rates at U.S. hospitals. The analysis looks at […]
COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Excess Mortality and Potential Years of Life Lost in the U.S. and Peer Countries
A new issue brief reviews excess death rates in the U.S. and peer countries by age groups to examine how the pandemic has affected excess […]
Compared to Peer Countries, the U.S. Had the Highest Rate of Mortality Among People Under Age 65 and Potential Years of Life Lost in 2020 due to the Pandemic
A new KFF issue brief examines 2020 data on excess mortality – the number of deaths above what is expected in a typical year – […]
COVID-19 is the Number One Cause of Death in the U.S. in Early 2021
A new issue brief examines the most recent data on deaths from COVID-19 and other causes, and finds that COVID-19 is currently the number one […]
Analysis Examines the Implications of Price Transparency for Providers and Patients as New Rules Go into Effect
A new KFF analysis examines how new federal rules on price transparency for health services may affect patient decision-making and market pricing. As of January […]
Price Transparency and Price Variation in U.S. Health Services
A new Peterson-KFF analysis examines the potential impact of new federal price transparency rules on patient decision-making and market pricing for health services. The brief […]
National Health Spending Explorer
The Health Spending Explorer on the Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker helps users examine five decades worth of numbers documenting expenditures by federal and local governments, […]
How Might Internet Connectivity Affect Health Care Access?
A new chart collection looks at how internet access may affect health care in the U.S., as more providers turn to telemedicine during the pandemic. […]
How Have Health Care Utilization and Spending Changed So Far During the Coronavirus Pandemic?
This chart collection summarizes what is known so far about how health costs and utilization have changed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Health spending is on […]
How Costly Are Common Health Services in the United States?
A new chart collection examines what we know about the cost of common health services in the U.S. The analysis shows that costs for many […]
Analysis: COVID-19 Ranks as a Top 3 Leading Cause of Death in the U.S., Higher than in Almost All Other Peer Countries
A new KFF analysis examines leading causes of death and mortality rates in the United States and comparable countries. The U.S. has a higher COVID-19 […]
The Pandemic’s Effect on the Widening Gap in Mortality Rate between the U.S. and Peer Countries
A new KFF brief looks at where COVID-19 falls as a leading cause of death in the U.S. compared to similarly large and wealthy countries. […]
The Veterans Health Administration’s Role During the COVID-19 Response
A new issue brief examines the role of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) during the coronavirus pandemic, and public health emergencies more broadly. The analysis […]
Updated Dashboard Features New Data on U.S. Health System Performance
Newly updated and expanded, the Peterson-KFF Health System Dashboard compiles data on the U.S. health system’s performance in four areas: access and affordability, health and well-being, health […]
Health System Dashboard
The Peterson-KFF Health System Dashboard examines the U.S. health system’s performance in four areas: access and affordability, health and well-being, health spending, and quality of […]
How does the quality of the U.S. health care system compare to other countries?
This chart collection compares the quality of health care in the United States to that in other wealthy and sizable countries. While all have seen […]
