On November 11, Thomson Reuters released the Thomson Reuters Healthcare Spending Index for Private Insurance (HSI-PI), finding that the cost of self-insured health care plans increased 6.3 percent in the year ending June 30.  The study found that hospital spending increased the most, at 8.2 percent, while physician spending increased 5.5 percent, and drug spending increased 3.4 percent.

From the report:

The Thomson Reuters Healthcare Spending Index for Private Insurance (HSI-PI) measures historical and current levels of per capita spending on healthcare for individuals with private health insurance. The index measures spending on a rolling four-quarter basis.

The current release of the HSI-PI is confined to self-insured employers offering healthcare coverage to employees and dependents. Only non-elderly individuals and those with non-capitated health insurance coverage are included. We estimate that in 2009 this segment of the privately insured population represented roughly 25 percent of the U.S. total.

Full Report: Healthcare Spending Index for Private Insurance (PDF | 309 KB)

Thomson Reuters Healthcare. (2010). Healthcare spending index for private insurance.