1% OF PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE SPENDING GROWTH TIED TO HOME HEALTH CARE

Home Heath Care News - Private health insurance spending grew by $101.3 billion between 2016 and 2018. Virtually none of that growth was tied to home health care services, however. The insights into private health insurance spending over the past few years come from a recent economic analysis put together by the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD), a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit organization that works to raise awareness of chronic diseases. Aetna Inc., LeadingAge and the American Hospital Association are just three of PFCD’s more than 80 partners. Of the more than $101 billion in private health insurance spending growth between 2016 and 2018, more than $42.7 billion - or about 42% of the total increase — was linked to hospital services. Despite widespread... >>>