Trends in Spend

Your inside look at the real costs of healthcare

Nomi Health’s Trends in Spend series is a monthly data-driven spotlight on the hidden forces shaping healthcare spending and what we can do about them.

53%

Of Americans skip healthcare due to cost concern

$12,530

Average annual healthcare cost per person

18%

Of US GDP is spent on healthcare

35%

Of healthcare spend could be optimized

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One in Seven Diabetic Teens Is Now on a GLP-1. What Happens When Obesity Catches Up?

GLP-1 adoption among diabetic teens tripled from 2022 to 2025. Obesity prescribing sits at 0.44%. Here's what that gap means for self-funded employers.

2026-05-20

Trends in Spend Library

See our full series of healthcare spending insights, built to guide better decisions for brokers, employers, and industry leaders.

May 20, 2026
One in Seven Diabetic Teens Is Now on a GLP-1. What Happens When Obesity Catches Up?
April 30, 2026
A Mental Health Diagnosis Raises the Cost of Treating Asthma and COPD by 84%
March 18, 2026
Mental Health Comorbidities Drive Up Chronic Disease Costs by 18%. Millennials and Gen Z Didn't Get the Memo.
February 12, 2026
5 Million GLP-1 Prescriptions Reveal a Troubling Split: Equal Access for Diabetes, Not for Obesity
November 12, 2025
Humira Biosimilars Range from $639 to $2,655 Per Prescription. Here's What Self-Funded Employers Are Actually Paying
October 1, 2025
ACA Premiums Are Spiking Up to 43%. Here's What Self-Funded Employers' Claims Data Actually Shows
August 11, 2025
Office Workers Have 38% Higher MSK Rates Than Laborers And Other Workforce Health Assumptions Your Data Is Busting
June 3, 2025
Employer Diabetes Costs Are Finally Stabilizing, But the GLP-1 Dependency Is a Ticking Clock
April 29, 2025
Missed Mammograms Cost Employers 18% More Per Cancer Episode: Here's the Data