Utah Health Care Costs at a Glance

Healthcare costs in Utah are slightly above the national average for the individual, but so is overall quality and performance. A single premium employer plan costs an employee an average of $796 compared to the national average of $723, with an employer contribution of $2,837 compared to the national average of $3,268. Employees pay less than the national average for family premiums (25% compared to 24%) of the total cost with employers contributing more 75% compared with the national average of 76%). The state spends a total of approximately 9.6 billion per year (see Table 1 for a basic breakdown with comparison).

Table 1

	United States	Utah
Hospital Care	36.50%	37.20%
Physician / Professional Services	28.80%	28.10%
Drugs / Medical Nondurables	14.30%	16.00%
Nursing Home Care	7.40%	4.30%
Dental Services	5.20%	7.40%
Home Health Care	2.80%	2.50%
Medical Durables	1.50%	1.80%
Other Personal Care	3.40%	2.70%
Total	100.00%	100.00%

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

Table 2

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

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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.