New Designed for Health report explores paramedical and drug claim trends

September 29, 2026

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Plan sponsors are looking for ways to support employee health while managing the long-term sustainability of their benefits plans. Our latest Designed for Health report, Paramedical and drug claim trends, gives you timely insights to help guide those conversations.

The report draws on claims data from more than 20,000 employer groups and several million plan members and dependents between 2019 and 2025. It highlights how benefits are being used today – and where plan sponsors may need to focus next.

Why this matters for advisors

Claiming across paramedical services and major drug categories has increased significantly since 2019. The growth is largely driven by more plan members making claims, rather than more claims per person.

This points to both a responsibility and an opportunity – these trends can help you bring data-driven perspective to conversations with your Clients. Higher utilization may be a positive sign when it reflects better awareness, improved access, reduced stigma, and earlier engagement.

What you’ll find in the report

  • Rising mental health needs: Mental health practitioner claims and depression drug claims continue to grow, reinforcing the need for accessible mental health support.
  • Ongoing chronic condition pressures: Diabetes, cholesterol, and depression drugs remain among the most utilized and fastest growing categories.
  • Emerging areas of plan usage: Chronic weight management drugs, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder drugs and hormone replacement therapy are changing how plan members use their benefits.

The report can help you support Clients with practical, evidence-based conversations about plan design, early intervention and solutions that create value for employees and their benefits plans. We’ll be sharing this communication with plan sponsors on October 1, 2026.

Download the latest Designed for Health report today to explore the claims trends shaping workplace health.

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