Abstract
This data brief presents a retrospective analysis of available medical claims data from New Hampshire’s commercial, Medicaid, and Medicare insurance programs. This brief focuses on the conditions that incur the highest medical costs, regardless of their prevalence among the population. Metabolic disorders, hemophilia, certain cancers, and transplants were identified across all three payers as some of the costliest conditions. Most of these conditions have low prevalence and could, in some instances, be considered rare. There is variability in the prevalence of these conditions by payer type and there is a variability in the costs paid by payer type, with commercial insurance consistently having the highest costs. The analysis uses administrative medical claims data from January to December 2022.
Date Created
February 2025
Department
College of Health and Human Services Institute for Health Policy and Practice
Publication Date
Winter 2-2025
Grant/Award Number and Agency
Endowment for Health
Document Type
Article
Recommended Citation
Green, B., Swanson, B., Fournier, D., Plante, E. (2025). Covering the Care: Most Costly Health Conditions – Metabolic Disorders, Hemophilia, Cancers, and Transplants Top the List. University of New Hampshire Scholar’s Repository.