Pregnancy and childbirth complications in the United States have increased among all women by about 9% between 2018-2020. Moreover, racial and ethnic disparities in those complications persist. Black, Latina and Asian women all continue to fare worse than White women when it comes to the likelihood of complications.
Significant Disparities in Major Depression Diagnosis and Treatment Quantifying the extent of racial and ethnic inequities in mental health to drive solutions.
There are over 50 million Americans in need of caregiving support. Much of this demand is satisfied through uncompensated care resulting in an estimated economic impact of $264B, driven by direct and indirect impacts like job loss, absenteeism and deteriorating caregiver health. Learn more in the Moody’s Impact of Caregiving on the U.S. Economy report.
Pregnant women in the United States are more than twice as likely to die from complications related to pregnancy or childbirth than those in most other high-income countries in the world. This study examines variations in many of these SMM rates, as well as the most common risk factors for those events, between white, Black and Hispanic communities.
This report examines this troubling trend, including who is being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, the impact it has on their health and how they’re treating it.
This report dives deep into the impact of behavioral health conditions on millennials and how the COVID-19 pandemic may be further impacting this generation.
Caregivers play an important role in the U.S. healthcare system. This report examines the health impact associated with caregiving among the Blue Cross and Blue Shield commercially insured population.
Millions of women give birth in the U.S. every year. A majority of these women have healthy pregnancies and deliveries. However, an analysis of Blue Cross Blue Shield data reveals an increasing number of women are experiencing pregnancy complications and childbirth complications.
New data from the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association’s Health Index shows that millennials’ health is declining faster than prior generations as they age.
In 2017, multiple sclerosis affected more than 520,000 commercially insured Americans. As measured by the Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) Health Index, about one-half of people with MS also suffer from musculoskeletal conditions such as neck and back pain, as well as other health conditions.
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the second most impactful condition affecting children’s health in the U.S. Learn more in the new Health of America report.
A BCBS Health of America report finds cost of planned orthopedic procedures for knee replacements and hip replacements rose. Blue Distinction Centers can help Americans find cost-effective, quality healthcare.
Prescription drug spending represents over 20 percent of overall healthcare spending for BCBS commercially insured members. To understand why generic drugs are not controlling costs as anticipated, BCBSA and BHI examined two types of branded prescription drugs.
BCBSA, in collaboration with Blue Health Intelligence (BHI), examines opioid prescription rates, opioid use patterns and opioid use disorder among commercially insured Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) members
Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the U.S., with more women diagnosed than men. View the infographic to find out how to protect your skin through thick and thin.
In this report, BCBSA examines diagnosed major depressive disorder (major depression) using the breadth and depth of data available through the Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Index.
Childhood vaccination is considered one of the top public health accomplishments of the 20th century. This report examined claims data from 2010 to 2013 to find early childhood vaccination trends among U.S. commercially insured children.