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November 12, 2026
IUD Pain Management Is Becoming More Common, Yet Fewer Than One in Ten Providers Administered It
The share of IUD insertions with pain management increased to 2.2% in 2025, but it remains uncommon. Of providers analyzed, 90.7% never administered pain management.
Clara Petrucelli • Katie Patton • Austin Miller • Allison Oakes, Ph.D.
FundamentalsNovember 10, 2026
Price Transparency in Healthcare: Examining the Value Behind Hospital and Health Plan Transparency
Health price transparency let employers, providers, payers, researchers and consumers benchmark rates and spot price variation, but complex files, weak enforcement and low awareness limit use.
Clara Petrucelli • Katie Patton • Allison Oakes, Ph.D.
StudiesNovember 05, 2026
Behavioral Health Providers Primarily Treat Telehealth Patients Living Less Than 30 Miles Away
Most behavioral telehealth in 2025 was local – 64.6% of visits involved patients less than 30 miles away, and just 31.4% of providers had five or more remote patients.
Jessica Brantez • Katie Patton • Allison Oakes, Ph.D.
StudiesOctober 29, 2026
Utilization Growth Was Slowest Among Older Adults and Medicare Patients From 2019 to 2025
Utilization across all care settings increased 2.1% from 2019 to 2025, slowest among adults 65 and older (1.1%). Dual-eligible use decreased, while Medicaid increased the most (5.5%).
Katie Patton • Austin Miller • Allison Oakes, Ph.D.
StudiesOctober 22, 2026
Price Transparency Enables but Does Not Ensure Value for Money in Hospital Care
From 2024 to 2026, Chicago hospitals’ heart failure rates increased a median of 6.9% as mortality fell 1.0 percentage point. Of 49 hospitals, 29 improved in value, but price and quality stay weakly linked.
Katie Patton • Jim Browne • Maura Eshleman • Allison Oakes, Ph.D.
StudiesOctober 15, 2026
Polypharmacy Rates Continue to Rise Across All Age Groups
In 2025, 32.9% of patients with a prescription used five or more medications, up from 29.4% in 2019. Rates were highest for adults 65+ (58.4%) and higher for women than men in every age group.
Katie Patton • Austin Miller • Allison Oakes, Ph.D.
FundamentalsOctober 09, 2026
The 2026 Trends Report in Brief: The U.S. Health Economy Is a Tragedy of the Commons
A summary of Trilliant Health's 2026 Trends Shaping the Health Economy Report and how rational decisions compound into collective failure across six trends
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StudiesOctober 08, 2026
Fewer Hospice Patients Are Dying at Home Every Year, While Acute Inpatient Hospice Stays Continue to Rise
Home hospice deaths decreased from 49.9% in 2020 to 46.4% in 2025 as acute inpatient deaths increased. Assisted living stays are the longest – a median of 55 days – signaling incentive-driven variation.
Allison Roberts, Ph.D. • Katie Patton • Allison Oakes, Ph.D.
StudiesOctober 01, 2026
Projected Healthcare Demand Growth Is Slowing as the Population Ages
Across every care setting and clinical category analyzed, projected healthcare demand growth from 2026 to 2036 falls below historical rates, and many services are projected to see relatively flat demand.
Katie Patton • Austin Miller • Allison Oakes, Ph.D.
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