About half of all U.S. adults have high blood pressure – and about 25.5% of the working-age Americans in a typical state reported hypertension in 2023, according to the CDC.
Providers of ancillary benefits and services need to learn how to serve cash-for-coverage plan enrollees, according to David Millar, head of ICHRA product at Gravie.
While the CDC reports an overall decrease in diabetes in 2023, it's unclear if it's a result of fewer people getting screened for the disease during the pandemic.
About 74% of adult Americans are overweight or obese, and obesity leads to about $480 billion in extra medical care costs, according to the Midwest Business Group on Health.