On July 1, 2012, HCCI released the 2007-2010 Children’s Health Care Spending Report. View the report, press release, infographics, and more.

Children’s Health Care Spending Report 2007-2010:
Spending on Children’s Health Care Rising Faster than Adults

Despite a decline in the number of insured children and a drop in the use of costly health care services, spending on health care for children has grown faster than spending for adults over the past four years, according to a new report the from the Health Care Cost Institute. The Children’s Health Care Spending Report: 2007-2010 is the first of its kind to track changes in spending, prices and use of health care services by children covered by employer-sponsored health insurance.

The new report confirms findings from HCCI’s Health Care Cost and Utilization Report: 2010 released earlier this year that showed rising prices are the chief drivers of health care spending.

2007-2010 Children's Health Care Spending Report »

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Martin Gaynor on Aspen Ideas Festival Blog: Health Spending for Children Continues to Climb

Last week’s Supreme Court decision may have changed the health care landscape, but regardless of the fate of the Affordable Care Act, children will need health care and parents will need to pay for it. Unfortunately, it looks like health spending for children continues to climb and prices seem to be the culprit.

Read Dr. Gaynor's post on the Aspen Ideas Festival Blog

Explore the Report

2007-2010 Children's Health Care Spending Report »
Issue Brief: Children's Trends (PDF)
Issue Brief: Kids & Adults (PDF)
View the Press Release »

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