Although cancer is more common in people 50 and older, concern has been growing in recent years over cancer in adults younger than 50. In this report, FAIR Health delves into its repository of over 49 billion commercial healthcare claim records, the nation’s largest such database, to examine cancer trends in adults aged 18 to 49 during the period 2016-2023.

In this report, FAIR Health uses its repository of over 47 billion commercial healthcare claim records and builds on its free, interactive Cost of Giving Birth Tracker to examine various aspects of giving birth in the United States, including age, co-occurring conditions, birth rate, delivery types, provider specialties and costs. The key findings include the following:

Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) are a group of conditions that have serious effects on memory, cognition, behavior and quality of life for millions of older Americans. To illuminate healthcare trends in ADRD patient care and spending for this growing population, FAIR Health, in collaboration with Dr. Jevay Grooms, PhD, of Howard University, delved into its repository of over 46 billion commercial healthcare claim records. This study focuses on the influence of three imputed factors—race/ethnicity, poverty and urban/rural location—on ADRD healthcare spending and utilization from 2016 to 2023. It examines these factors, independently and in combination, with respect to total average annual allowed amounts and places of service. Funds to support this pilot study were provided by the Hopkins’ Economics of Alzheimer’s Disease & Services (HEADS) Center of the National Institute on Aging (NIA) under award number P30AG066587.

Mental health conditions may seriously affect cognition, emotional regulation and behavior. To provide needed data on recent trends in mental health conditions and receipt of mental healthcare, FAIR Health delved into its repository of over 46 billion private healthcare claim records, the nation’s largest such database. This study focuses on trends in utilization of mental health services from 2019 to 2023, including such aspects as geography, age, gender, in-network services, places of service, specialties and the prevalence of substance use disorders among those with mental health conditions. The key findings, all for the period from 2019 to 2023, unless otherwise specified, include the following: