Health

Why medical care, insurance and medicine cost what they do.

• Health insurance: −9.0% in a year
• Dental care: +6.0% in a year
• Hospital services: +5.6% in a year
• Prescription drugs: −4.5% in a year
• Doctor visits: +2.1% in a year
• Glasses & eye care: +1.1% in a year
• Over-the-counter medicine: −0.9% in a year