Medical cost trends actives and retirees under age 65 U.S. 2017

This survey depicts the projected medical cost trends for actives and retirees under the age of 65 in the U.S. in 2016 and 2017. According to the survey all medical cost increases for these actives and retirees are projected to be slightly lower in 2017 than in 2016.

Projected medical cost change for U.S. actives and retirees aged under 65 in 2016 and 2017

Characteristic	2016	2017
Fee-for-Service (FFS)/Indemnity Plans	9.9%	9.1%
High-Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs)*	8%	7.7%
Open-Access Preferred Provider Organization (PPO)/Point-of-Service (POS) Plans	7.8%	7.6%
PPO/POS Plans (with Primary Care Physician Gatekeepers)	8%	7.5%
Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs)	6.8%	6.7%

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Release date

2016

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Region

United States

Survey time period

summer 2016

Number of respondents

100 respondents

Special properties

health insurance providers

Method of interview

Questionnaire

Supplementary notes

* This data is for HDHPs that meet minimum Internal Revenue Service amounts to qualify for health savings accounts (HSAs), a plan design that is increasingly referred to as an HSA-qualified plan.

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