Behind the Numbers, 2013

Key findings

Medical cost trend in 2013 will surprise the industry again with another year of historically low growth.
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Behind the Numbers, 2013 - Key findings - PwC

Factors affecting Medical trends in 2013

Explore the inflators and deflators impacting medical cost trends.
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Behind the Numbers, 2013 - Factors affecting Medical trends in 2013 - PwC

What this means for your business

Is the U.S. health system entering a "new normal"?
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Behind the Numbers, 2013 - What this means for your business - PwC

Explore the data

Dig into the data to see how you compare to your peers based on the industry sector and size of your company.
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Behind the Numbers, 2013 - Explore the data - PwC

Contact

Kelly Barnes - US health industries - leader - PwC

Kelly Barnes
US health industries leader
+1 (214) 754 5172

Ceci Connolly - Health Research Institute - leader - PwC

Ceci Connolly
Health Research Institute leader
+1 (202) 312 7910

Benjamin Isgur - Health Research Institute - Director - PwC

Benjamin Isgur
Health Research Institute, Director
+1 (214) 754 5091

Mike Galper - US healthcare payer - leader - PwC

Mike Galper
US healthcare payer leader
+1 (213) 217 3301

Mike Thompson - Principal - Global Human Resources Services - PwC

Mike Thompson
Global Human Resources Services, Principal
+1 (646) 471 0720

What will medical cost trend be in 2013? HRI projects 7.5% - another year of flat growth.

Cost trends and deflators: Sandra Fenwick discusses two factors deflating medical cost trend in Massachusetts - a reduction in the cost per unit of healthcare, as well as a decline in utilization. She provides insight from Boston Children's Hospital's efforts to reduce costs in both areas.
Sandra Fenwick, President and Chief Operating Officer, Boston Children's Hospital

This PwC Health Research Institute (HRI) report looks at the projected increase in the cost of medical services for 2013. Medical cost trend is the primary factor in setting health insurance premiums. Commercial insurers and large employers use this information to estimate what the same health plan would cost in the following year.