Health Care Costs in Tennessee

Healthcare costs in Tennessee are slightly above the national average for the individual, but overall performance is below the national average. A single premium employer plan costs an employee an average of $800 compared to the national average of $723, with an employer contribution of $3,022 compared to the national average of $3,268.

Employees pay more than the national average for family premiums (27% compared to 24%) of the total cost, with employers contributing less (73% compared with the national average of 76%). The state spends a total of approximately 32 billion per year (see Table 1 for a basic breakdown with comparison).

Table 1

	United States	Tennessee
Hospital Care	36.50%	34.10%
Physician / Professional Services	28.80%	32.20%
Drugs / Medical Nondurables	14.30%	17.10%
Nursing Home Care	7.40%	6.60%
Dental Services	5.20%	4.30%
Home Health Care	2.80%	2.20%
Medical Durables	1.50%	1.30%
Other Personal Care	3.40%	2.10%
Total	100.00%	100.00%

Performance statistics from the U.S. Department of Health shows overall performance to be below average but improving (see Table 2 for a basic breakdown).

Table 2

Health Care Measures	Compared with National Average	Direction
Preventive Care	Below average	Improving
Acute Care	Below average	Improving
Chronic Care	Below average	Improving
Hospital Care	Average	Improving
Ambulatory Care	Below average	Improving
Nursing Home Care	Below average	Improving
Home Health Care	Average	Unchanged
Cancer Care	Below average	Unchanged
Diabetes Care	Below average	Improving
Heart Disease Care	Above Average	Improving
Maternal and Child Health Care	Below average	Worsened
Respiratory Diseases Care	Below average	Improving

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Sources:

The Kaiser Family Foundation, statehealthfacts.org.
Data Source: Health Expenditure Data, Health Expenditures by State of Residence, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary, National Health Statistics Group, released September 2007; available at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/NationalHealthExpendData.
Additional data was provided from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.