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What’s Expected to Drive Up Health Plan Costs in 2025: GLP-1s, Behavioral Health, and Inflationary Pressures for Hospitals and Doctors – PwC’s Behind the Numbers 2025

Jane Sarashon

Following the BLS report on the CPI for June 2024, PwC published their new annual report from PwC titled Behind the Numbers 2025 tells us that commercial health care spending is expected to grow some 8.0% for Individual health plans — increasing from 7.5% (Motor vehicle insurance costs grew a whopping 19.5%

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Ghost Networks and Mental Healthcare

Bill of Health

States should seek to enter the PSYPACT in order to expand mental health care access across the country. 2025) research interests are focused on the intersection of health and the law. In 2023, legislation to join PSYPACT was introduced in New York and Massachusetts but neither has passed. Rebekah Ninan’s (J.D.

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Virtual Care and Mental Health Top of Mind for Employers’ Workplaces in 2023

Health Populi

Another key lens to keep front-and-center is employers’ embrace of determinants of health to bolster equity, inclusion, and population health outcomes. I’ll call out food access here at the 20% of employers saying they will consider this SDoH for 2024-2025.

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The Impact of Section 1557 Final Rule on Healthcare

AIHC

Some provisions impacting health insurance plan design won’t become effective until the plan year beginning after January 1, 2025, and other provisions where entities might need additional time to amend current practices also have later effective dates.

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Health Provider News

Hall Render

for behavioral and mental health services SOUTH CAROLINA Could SC’s health agency merger bill be revived, or will it have to wait until 2025? million bird flu shots to U.S. Mary’s temporarily closing psychiatric residential treatment facility by June 7 R.I. to get $40.7M

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Health Provider News

Hall Render

Anne Zink to leave position as Alaska chief medical officer Running on Empty: How Alaskans Cope with a Stimulant Medication Shortage First Alaskapox death reported, officials say residents ‘shouldn’t be overly concerned’ ARIZONA Banner Health sells 3 outpatient facilities UArizona researchers top others in the state with NIH funding (..)

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Health Provider News

Hall Render

Health Policy Commission still missing key document in Steward sale to Optum Local obesity drug developer lands deal worth up to $600M with Novo Nordisk Mass. Dallas Home Health Company to Pay $4.7 Million CALIFORNIA California hospital dismisses CEO California physician pleads guilty to $2.5M million expansion ‘Very, very unusual.’