Trends in Spend

Your inside look at the real costs of healthcare

Nomi Health’s Trends in Spend series is a monthly data-driven spotlight on the hidden forces shaping healthcare spending and what we can do about them.

53%

Of Americans skip healthcare due to cost concern

$12,530

Average annual healthcare cost per person

18%

Of US GDP is spent on healthcare

35%

Of healthcare spend could be optimized

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When a Kid's Injury on the Field Becomes an Employer's $116,000 Claim

Youth sports cost families thousands each season, but when a serious injury happens, the largest bill is landing somewhere unexpected: the employer's health plan.

2026-10-09

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See our full series of healthcare spending insights, built to guide better decisions for brokers, employers, and industry leaders.

October 9, 2026
When a Kid's Injury on the Field Becomes an Employer's $116,000 Claim
May 20, 2026
One in Seven Diabetic Teens Is Now on a GLP-1. What Happens When Obesity Catches Up?
April 30, 2026
A Mental Health Diagnosis Raises the Cost of Treating Asthma and COPD by 84%
March 18, 2026
Mental Health Comorbidities Drive Up Chronic Disease Costs by 18%. Millennials and Gen Z Didn't Get the Memo.
February 12, 2026
5 Million GLP-1 Prescriptions Reveal a Troubling Split: Equal Access for Diabetes, Not for Obesity
November 12, 2025
Humira Biosimilars Range from $639 to $2,655 Per Prescription. Here's What Self-Funded Employers Are Actually Paying
October 1, 2025
ACA Premiums Are Spiking Up to 43%. Here's What Self-Funded Employers' Claims Data Actually Shows
August 11, 2025
Office Workers Have 38% Higher MSK Rates Than Laborers And Other Workforce Health Assumptions Your Data Is Busting
June 3, 2025
Employer Diabetes Costs Are Finally Stabilizing, But the GLP-1 Dependency Is a Ticking Clock
April 29, 2025
Missed Mammograms Cost Employers 18% More Per Cancer Episode: Here's the Data