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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A Mental Health Diagnosis Raises the Cost of Treating Asthma and COPD by 84%

A mental health diagnosis raises the cost of treating asthma and COPD by 84%. Across five chronic conditions, Nomi Health's analysis reveals a cost range that carries major implications for self-funded employers.

2026-04-30

Trends in Spend Library

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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