5 Costliest Health Care Conditions

04/21/22 • 15 min

UnitedHealthcare's Center for Advanced Analytics aims to improve well-being by engaging with clinical-intervention programs. These programs work to address social determinants of health for people in employer-sponsored benefit plans.

In this week's episode, Craig Kurtzweil, leader of UnitedHealthcare's Center for Advanced Analytics, discusses:

What the five costliest conditions are.
The significant drivers behind those conditions.
How preventive care can assist in lowering costs.

Read the full report here.

In this week's episode, Craig Kurtzweil, leader of UnitedHealthcare's Center for Advanced Analytics, discusses:

What the five costliest conditions are.
The significant drivers behind those conditions.
How preventive care can assist in lowering costs.

Read the full report here.

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