The cost of health care continues to climb. London-based management consultancy PricewaterhouseCoopers Ltd projects a 7% increase in the cost of treating patients in the United States in 2024, up from increases of 6% in 2023 and 5.5% in 2022.1 “Since Covid, there has been a giant upheaval, and costs are trending higher than they’ve ever been,” says Samuel Miller, vice president, technology and product development, at Albany, N.Y.-based CDPHP Health Plan, where the top strategic goals are improving financial performance, increasing quality of care, and growth.