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Statewide Spending Trends by Service Category
Exhibit 2.4. Per Capita State TME by Service Category
$7,888
13.0%
Other Claims, $417
-6.1%
$8,262
Other Claims, $472
Non-Claims, $407
Non-Claims, $434
13.1%
Other Professional, $780
Other Professional, $690
Professional Physician, $975
7.9%
Professional Physician, $1,053
1.0%
Retail Pharmacy, $1,223
Retail Pharmacy, $1,211
Long-Term Care, $1,210
Long-Term Care, $1,234
-1.9%
Hospital Outpatient, $1,318
10.2%
Hospital Outpatient, $1,452
Hospital Inpatient, $1,608
2020
3.4%
Hospital Inpatient, $1,664
Source: OHIC analysis of TME data from insurers, CMS, and the Rhode Island EOHHS.
A deeper look at spending by service categories shows that per capita spending
on Long-Term Care and Non-Claims payments at the state level decreased in 2021,
whereas spending on all other service categories increased (see Exhibit 2.4). Hospital
services represent the largest portion of health care spending, with Hospital Inpatient
and Outpatient services accounting for 38 percent of per capita TME. Service
categories that experienced the most significant growth were Other Professional,
Other Claims, Hospital Outpatient, and Professional Physician Services.
The significant increase in Hospital Outpatient and Professional Physician spending
represents a rebound in utilization for those services that were delayed, avoided,
or canceled in 2020 at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. The increase in Other
Professional spending, which includes behavioral health services delivered by non-
physician practitioners, may have been influenced by the pandemic's profoundly
negative effects on mental health. The increase in Other Claims was driven by
COVID-19 testing and vaccine administration.
2021
Annual Report: Health Care Spending and Quality in Rhode Island
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