From 2018 to 2022, healthcare claims for eating disorders increased 65% nationally as a percentage of all medical claims, according to an analysis of more than 43 billion private healthcare claims conducted by the nonprofit FAIR Health.
The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated eating disorders, the report found, with inpatient stays for eating disorders increasing compared with other behavioral health conditions. Hospital admissions among children were particularly inflated.
In every year from 2018 to 2022, females accounted for more than 89% of eating disorder claims.
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