APAC: expected change in medical costs by category 2019

In a survey conducted in 2019, regarding the expected change in medical costs, 60 percent of respondents in the Asia Pacific region expected a moderate increase in maternity costs over the following five years. Comparatively, in the same survey 19 percent of respondents in the Asia Pacific region stated that they expected a significant increase in behavioral and mental health costs over the next five years.

Expected change in medical costs over the next five years in the Asia-Pacific region in 2019, by category

Characteristic	Moderate increase	Significant increase
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Release date

November 2019

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Region

Asia, APAC

Survey time period

July to September 2019

Number of respondents

296 respondents

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among leading insurers from 79 countries

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Original survey question: "How do you expect costs related to the following service categories to change over the next five years?"

* Behavioral care includes substance abuse cases.

The survey was conducted among 296 leading insurers from 79 countries of which 24 percent of the respondents were from the Asia Pacific region.

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