Consumer Driven Health Care

Costs for the average person increased by 6.7% to $7,871 in 2025 led by a 9.7% hike in pharmacy expenses and an 8.5% rise in outpatient facility care costs.

Nearly half of all U.S. adults said they’ve skipped or avoided doctor appointments, missed routine screenings or put off seeing a specialist due to high costs.

The average representation of GLP-1 drugs used for weight loss in total annual claims was 10.5% for 2025, an increase over the 2024 average of 8.9%.

UnitedHealth Group allegedly made secret bonus payments to nursing homes to cut costs by reducing hospital transfers, according to an investigation by The Guardian.

Employers have the opportunity to lead by example: to stop treating obesity as invisible and start addressing it as the manageable, treatable disease it is.

A new report explores how employers balance the need to reduce costs with pressure to meet benefits expectations.