A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that Americans in 2016 spent an estimated $380 billion on low back and neck pain, as well as on joint and limb pain, and other musculoskeletal disorders—the highest expenditure of any health condition.
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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.