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Medical Cost Breakdown
Medical treatment is a primary driver of rising medical costs. Using our Medical
Data Call (MDC) data, we observe that, overall, the bulk of medical dollars are
attributable to medical procedures. Note that medical expenses are not included
in the MDC.
Drug
12%
Procedure
88%
As the claim ages, prescription drug costs increase more rapidly as a share of
medical costs.
100%
90%
80%
70% Procedure $
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10% Drug $
0%
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11+
Age of Claim
Source: DE Medical Data Call Service Year 2017
