The main driver of urgent care spending growth was use. Urgent care visits increased to 34.5% over five years, increasing from 90 visits per 1,000 people in 2018 to 156 visits per 1,000 people in 2022 ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of the Actuary has released national healthcare spending that shows that increased utilization and intensity of services and goods increased ...

In 2024, the cost and utilization of specialty dermatology drugs significantly drove a 7% increase in pharmaceutical costs, according to a June 10 report from Navitus Health Solutions, a pharmacy ...

Humana, one of the two biggest players in the Medicare Advantage market, is being hit with high benefit expenses due to high utilization among its members, according to a June 16 filing with the ...

Optimizing operating room (OR) efficiency is a persistent challenge for health systems, many of which are hamstrung by outdated block management practices and lack of real-time data and insights.