Only recently did prescription drugs become the biggest cost-driver as the growth in the price of medication has outpaced the growth in the cost of other health care services. (Photo: Shutterstock)
What are consumers' monthly health care premium paying for? More than anything else, it is covering the rapidly rising cost of prescription drugs, according to a new analysis by America's Health Insurance Plans.
The AHIP study finds that 23.2 cents for every premium dollar goes to prescription medication. The second greatest cost-driver are doctor services (22.2 cents), followed by office visits (20.2 cents), hospital stays (16.1 cents) and taxes (4.7 cents).
Complete your profile to continue reading and get FREE access to BenefitsPRO, part of your ALM digital membership.
Your access to unlimited BenefitsPRO content isn’t changing.
Once you are an ALM digital member, you’ll receive:
- Breaking benefits news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
- Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
- Critical converage of the property casualty insurance and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, PropertyCasualty360 and ThinkAdvisor
Already have an account? Sign In Now
© 2025 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.
