The Number of Disputes in Arbitration Has Exploded

Cases per quarter

A bar chart measuring arbitration cases by quarter from 2023 through the second quarter of 2025. The number of cases starts around 65,000 cases and begins rising sharply in 2024. The last bar measures at over 600,000 cases.
A small share of cases, less than 1 percent, are categorized as "split decisions." They are not pictured. Source: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services By The New York Times