In this Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker analysis, we find that privately insured adults who were treated for depression and/or anxiety in 2021 spent almost twice as much on annual out-of-pocket costs compared to enrollees who were not treated for a mental health diagnosis.
Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker
Eight Trends Shaping 2026 Healthcare Costs
Peterson Center on Healthcare staff collaborated with KFF to identify the healthcare cost drivers that stakeholders should be watching.
Peterson Center on Healthcare Supports Launch of the Yale Health Care Affordability Lab
The Health Care Affordability Lab at Yale is a new initiative to curb rising U.S. healthcare spending by producing timely, rigorous, policy-relevant health economics research.
Why Americans pay so much more for healthcare in 2024
Executive Director Caroline Pearson reflects on why Americans continue to pay more for healthcare each year in USA TODAY.