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Pharmaceutical Spending Up 77% Over 10 Years, Yet Out-of-Pocket Prescription Drug Costs Have Fallen in Same Period
Prescription drugs cost more than $4,500 a year per U.S. household, but this financial burden is felt more heavily by some states’... Read More
High-Deductible Health Plan Enrollment Falls for First Time Since 2013
South Dakota has the highest rate of private-sector employees enrolled in HDHPs, while Hawaii has the lowest. Here’s where your state... Read More
Medical Spending Increased 14% Between 2016 and 2019, Topping $3 Trillion for First Time
The prevalence of most medical conditions is also increasing, as well as the cost of... Read More
Largest Health Insurance Companies for 2024
UnitedHealth Group is the largest health insurance company in the U.S. It has an annual revenue of $215 billion, which is 15.7% of the... Read More
Amid a Physician Shortage, 51% of Primary Care Providers Are Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants
Nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) are filling the primary care physician gap. Here’s which states have the highest... Read More
Uninsured Rates Rise in 26 States Over Past Year but Are Down Slightly Across US
The District of Columbia and Connecticut at least doubled their uninsured rate over the past... Read More
More Than Half of People Weren't Able to Answer ValuePenguin's Health Insurance Questions
Only 39% claimed to have experienced confusion over using their health insurance, but many more were unable to explain the specifics of a... Read More
How Has Medicaid Enrollment Changed?
Enrollment in Medicaid and CHIP fell by 7% in 2023, mostly because of the 49 million people who had to reapply for coverage because of the... Read More
Women's Healthcare
Southern States Offer Worst Access to High-Quality Prenatal, Maternal Care
Our study analyzes 6 metrics across 2 categories — access and quality — to rank the states. This year, Alabama finishes... Read More
All the Single Ladies … Pay More for Insurance
Women spend nearly twice as much of their income on health insurance as men — and a look at how auto and life insurance stack... Read More
The Cost of a C-Section Is More Than $9,000 Greater on Average Than a Vaginal Delivery
Despite the new rule on price transparency, figures are difficult for consumers to track down and... Read More
Senior Healthcare
Arizona Is Best State for Long-Term Care in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities — Here’s How Other States Stack Up
The latest ValuePenguin study finds just 16 states provide four or more nurse staffing hours per resident daily despite higher federal... Read More
Medicare Changes for 2024
Most Medicare costs are increasing in 2024. Part B costs $174.70 per month in 2024, and deductibles will go up. Medicare Advantage, Medigap... Read More
How Is Each Part of Medicare Funded?
Medicare taxes only pay for 34% of the Medicare program, while general federal revenues pay for 46%. Learn how Medicare funding changes... Read More
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