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European health systems are requiring an increase in cost-sharing measures for patients 50 years of age and older

European Countries Implementing Cost-Sharing

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Some financial protections are in place for poorer populations
Pancreaticoduodenectomy is associated with high costs at safety-net hospitals

Pancreaticoduodenectomy Costs High at Safety-Net Hospitals

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Marked cost savings with redistribution of patients from high- to medium- or low-burden hospitals
Total drug expenditures are expected to increase by 11 to 13 percent in 2016

Total Drug Expenditures Projected to Increase in 2016

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In nonfederal hospitals, growth in spending mainly due to increased prices for existing drugs
While overall U.S. medical spending growth slowed between 2004 and 2013

Health Expenditures Rising for Middle Class, Wealthy

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But, since 2004, simultaneous decline in expenditures for the nonelderly poor
Medicare per capita spending was much higher for beneficiaries who died during 2014 than for those who survived the entire year

Medicare Spending Up for Decedents Versus Survivors

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Average per capita spending for Medicare beneficiaries who died 4-fold higher than survivors
Labor compensation remains the single largest contributor to costs among physicians' offices

Labor Compensation, Purchased Goods, Service Biggest Spends

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Purchased goods and services saw the largest increase in 2012 spending
Growth in U.S. health spending is expected to average 5.8 percent for 2015 to 2025

Growth in U.S. Health Spending Set to Average 5.8 Percent

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By 2025, health spending is expected to account for 20.1 percent of the economy
In addition to the health impacts of childhood obesity

Health Care Costs ~60 Percent Higher for Obese Preschoolers

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Costs 1.62 times those of children with healthy weight
Pharmacists often encounter fees imposed by prescription drug "middlemen" that adversely impact both pharmacies and patients and distort medication costs and reimbursement rates

Pharmacists Report Hidden Fees That Distort Prescription Costs

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Direct and indirect remuneration fees, copay clawback fees skew cost of prescription meds
Costs of hospitalization for privately insured adults rose more than 37 percent over five years

Patients Face High Hospital Bills Despite Having Insurance

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Average out-of-pocket fee for privately insured adults topped $1,000 in 2013