Health care costs 101: spending growth outpaces economy

Health care costs 101: spending growth outpaces economy

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Series Title(s):
California health care almanac (California HealthCare Foundation)
Author(s):
Wilson, Katherine, author
Contributor(s):
California HealthCare Foundation, issuing body.
Publication:
Oakland, CA : California Health Care Foundation, June 2021
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Health Care Costs -- statistics & numerical data
California
United States
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
Health Care Costs 101: US Spending Growth Outpaces Economy provides a detailed look at national health care spending in 2019, just prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. National health care spending increased 4.6% in 2019 to $3.8 trillion, growing faster than both the economy (4.0%) and consumer prices (1.8%). The 2019 increase was similar to its growth of 4.7% in 2018. In 2019, health care spending accounted for 17.7% of the economy and averaged $11,582 per person, more than twice the amount spent by most developed countries.
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY-NC-ND license. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (49 pages))
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
9918366886606676 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918366886606676