“Diseases that we usually thought of as for elderly, we’re seeing more and more in a younger, working-age population,” said Kirk Roy, chief actuary at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan.The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) also points to higher prices for hospital stays and drugs, as well as the prevalence of ailments from cancer to heart conditions to joint issues in younger people [6].“Health benefit cost trend has two primary components — health care price and utilization. Right now, both are rising,” Sunit Pat ...