A new health care analysis tool from the Health Care Cost Institute shows that medical spending across the U.S. has increased even though individuals used fewer health care services. An examination of data between 2012 and 2016 across 112 metro areas found that spending increased nearly 13 percent, while the use of services was down by 17 percent.
The tool can be obtained at https://www.healthcostinstitute.org/research/hmi/hmi-interactive?utm_source=STAT+Newsletters&utm_campaign=103c773fcd-MR_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8cab1d7961-103c773fcd-149940042.