Inflation Growth is Slowing, but Medical Trend May Rise in Coming Years

While there are signs that ultra-high inflation rates are retreating, health care cost pressures are likely to stick around for some time and have a major impact on payers, industry experts say.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported on April 12 that the consumer price index (CPI) rose by 5% in March from a year earlier, the smallest increase since May 2021 and the ninth consecutive month that annual inflation has declined. Meanwhile, the CPI for medical care services increased by just 1% year-over-year, including a 0.5% increase in physicians’ services and a 2.7% increase in hospital services.

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Tim Casey

Tim Casey

Tim has worked as a reporter and editor for more than 20 years. Before joining AIS Health in December 2021, he was a business reporter covering the commercial real estate industry’s capital markets for four years. He previously covered health care business issues for two medical publishing companies and high school, college and professional sports for the Sacramento Bee newspaper. Tim has a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Notre Dame and an M.B.A. from Georgetown University.

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