Outpatient care accounts for 17% of total nongroup premiums: 8 statistics

Researchers analyzed the amount of shares of ACA-compliant nongroup insurance premiums for various health service categorizes, including care in outpatient facilities, according to a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation study.

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Here is the breakdown of essential heath benefits as a share of total nongroup premiums in 2017.

•    Office-based care: 30 percent
•    Prescription drugs: 22 percent
•    Outpatient facility care: 17 percent
•    Inpatient care : 15 percent
•    Emergency room care: 8 percent
•    Maternity/newborn care: 6 percent
•    Rehabilitative/habiltative care: 2 percent
•    Pediatric dental and vision care: 1 percent

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