Latest tendencies in healthcare utilization and spending counsel that the majority spending on well being companies exceeds pre-pandemic ranges and well being prices are rising at a quicker charge than lately. Nonetheless, utilization of care has been uneven by setting and market. For instance, some measures of hospital utilization stay decrease than pre-pandemic ranges, which might replicate a unbroken transition of care to outpatient facilities.
This chart assortment examines current tendencies in healthcare utilization and spending utilizing a wide range of knowledge sources. As of the primary quarter of 2024, annual progress in well being companies spending is now increased than earlier than the pandemic.
This evaluation and extra is on the market on the Peterson-KFF Well being System Tracker, a web based info hub devoted to monitoring and assessing the efficiency of the U.S. well being system.