US adult cardiovascular spending increased by >$100 billion from 1996 to 2016, highlighting the need for policies to control service price and intensity.
US adult cardiovascular spending increased by >100 billion from 1996 to 2016. Policies tailored to control service price and intensity and preferentially reimburse higher quality care could help counteract future spending increases caused by population aging and growth.
Birger et al. (Fri,) studied this question.