Yale study links rising US healthcare spending to premium increases
What happened
A study coauthored by Zack Cooper, analyzing state-level data from 2011 to 2024, found that growth in US health care spending is driving increases in health insurance premiums. The research determined that rising spending accounted for 91% of the growth in premiums during that period. Since 2011, the average private health insurance premium in the United States has increased by 78%, rising from $4,008 to $7,151.
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Why it matters
The findings suggest that measures aimed at slowing premium increases should concentrate on controlling the growth of health care spending. The study indicates that rising premiums are contributing to wage reductions, job losses, and rising inequality in the United States.
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Who's involved
- Zack CooperCoauthored the study and directs the Health Care Affordability Lab at Yale University.
- Yale School of Public HealthConducted the analysis of US health care spending.
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The entities involved
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Zack Cooper
American international relations scholar
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Yale School of Public Health
private school of public health in New Haven, Connecticut, United States