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28 HEALTH • Fall 2016 PULSE Stats and information from the health care sector The Source: UMass Donahue Institute AN AGING POPULATION Bay State population growth is expected to be slower than the U.S. average through 2035 due to an older population. Health care careers, particularly home health workers, will be in growing demand. Here's a look at the growing pool of Massachusetts residents ages 65 and older between 2010 and 2035. Medicaid is one of the largest providers of prescription drugs in the U.S. Here's a breakdown of spending by drug group: MEDICAID'S MOST COSTLY OUTPATIENT DRUGS Source: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Drug Utilization Data, 2014-2015 Q2 In 2015, potentially avoidable hospitalizations, one measure of the effectiveness of primary and outpatient care, increased for three of four conditions analyzed by the state. MASS. MEDICAL SPENDING Source: Center for Health Information and Analysis 2015 Annual Report Percentage change 2015 Spending The 2012 state health care cost containment law set a goal of capping health care spending growth at a rate of 3.6 percent annually, but Massachusetts has yet to meet the benchmark. In 2015, total health care expenditures rose 3.9 percent over 2014. Private insurance spending increased the most, growing 12.6 percent. MASS. HEALTH CARE SPENDING STILL TOO HIGH *Reflects discontinuation of some public programs Source: Center for Health Information and Analysis 2016 Annual Report The higher a family's income, the more they'll spend on complementary health approaches such as natural supplements or yoga classes. COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE SPENDING Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services via the National Center for Complementary Integrative Care Private insurance $2.4 billion 12.6% Commercial insurance $2.6 billion 4.7% MassHealth $16.1 billion 4.6% Medicare $16.5 billion 5.3% Other public programs $1.6 billion (14.5%)* 2012 average spending by income bracket: $0-$24,000 $25,000 -$49,999 $25,000 -$49,999 $100,000 or more $435 $448 $505 $590 Antivirals Antihistamines & bronchodilators ADHD/antinarcolepsy/anti-obesity/anorexiants Antipsychotics/antimanic drugs Antidiabetics Other groups Short-term diabetes complications 53.2 2.5% COPD 508.6 8.1% Congestive heart failure 380.2 16.4% Asthma in younger adults 47 (1.3)% Annual increase Hospitalizations per 100,000 Condition 10% 15% 20% 25% 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 13.8% 15.8% 18% 20.2% 22.1% 23% 20% 16% 14% 12% 10% 28%

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