Health Care Spending: Past Trends and Projections

Morgan, Paulette C.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Medical care;    Health policy;    Medical economics;   

RP-ID  :  RL31094
RP-ID  :  RL31094_2004Apr08

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report focuses on trends in personal health care spending, which includes spending on health care goods and services provided to individuals and excludes expenditures for administrative costs, research, and public health activities. Personal health care expenditures have grown considerably over the past 40 years. It is estimated that personal health spending will exceed $2.9 trillion in 2013.