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Healthcare Cost Trends
Medical cost trend projections, survey data, and actuarial analysis of healthcare spending drivers.
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Health InsuranceJuly 10, 2026
ACO REACH participants generated nearly $1B in 2024 savings: CMS
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Health InsuranceJuly 10, 2026
Op-ed: Tackling affordability is a shared responsibility. Here's what hospitals are doing
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Health InsuranceJuly 10, 2026
HHS calls on hospitals to sign 'Make Hospital Food Healthier Pledge'
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Health InsuranceJuly 9, 2026
CVS CEO says Aetna has a handle on medical costs in advance of Q2 earnings
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P&C InsuranceJuly 9, 2026
New Data Shows Risk of Drowning Highest for Kids Ages 1-4
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Health InsuranceJuly 9, 2026
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Health InsuranceJuly 9, 2026
New KFF Poll Examines Patterns of Belief Across Common Vaccine Myths — The Monitor
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Health InsuranceJuly 9, 2026
My Search for a Psychiatric Bed in an Overburdened Health System
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Health InsuranceJuly 9, 2026
InsuranceDekho Said to Pick Banks for $400 Million India IPO
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Health InsuranceJuly 9, 2026
Mass General Brigham nurses, home care clinicians launch largest healthcare strike in state history
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Health InsuranceJuly 7, 2026
Palomar Health, UCSD Health join operations to form new regional system
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Health InsuranceJuly 7, 2026
Allegheny Health Network acquires Heritage Valley Health System
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Health InsuranceJuly 7, 2026
Ascension plans to acquire independent system Williamson Health for nearly $1B
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Health InsuranceJuly 7, 2026
Ascension to buy Tennessee system Williamson Health in $1B deal
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Health InsuranceJuly 6, 2026
Healthcare Dealmakers—Ascension closes $3.9B Amsurg purchase, Hims & Hers' $1.2B international play and more
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Health InsuranceJuly 6, 2026
Deadly Screwworm’s Leap Into the US Mystifies Health Experts
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Health InsuranceJuly 6, 2026
New York City Investigating Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak on Upper East Side
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Health InsuranceJuly 3, 2026
Journalists Discuss Healthcare Costs’ Political Fallout, Concerns About Canceled ICE Facility
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Health InsuranceJuly 2, 2026
Allegheny Health Network, Heritage Valley finalize combination in Pennsylvania
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Health InsuranceJuly 2, 2026
New Disease Threats Follow Trump Administration’s Health Program Cuts
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Health InsuranceJuly 1, 2026
House Subcommittee Hearing on Health Costs Reveals Sharp Divide
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Health InsuranceJuly 1, 2026
PrismHR launches insurance advisory and benefits services offering
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Health InsuranceJune 30, 2026
Rural residents falling behind urban and suburban communities on medical, cancer screenings
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Health InsuranceJune 30, 2026
Cancer, Preterm Births, and Specialty Drugs Drive Record Severity in Self-Funded Health Plans
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Health InsuranceJune 29, 2026
Clinicians' compensation rose 4.3% across 2025: AMGA
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Healthcare Cost Trends 2026: What Actuaries Need to Know About the Forces Reshaping Medical Spending
February 21, 2026Medical cost trends at 8.5–9.5%, GLP-1 drug costs reshaping pharmacy spend, behavioral health surges, oncology spending acceleration, and actuarial implications for pricing, reserving, and employer plan design.
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