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To evaluate national healthcare spending trends and determine sectoral drivers of expenditure growth in the United States for 2005.

January 1, 2007Health Affairs

National Health Spending In 2005: The Slowdown Continues

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ACAaron CatlinCatlin Gabel School CCCathy A. CowanExecutive Office of the President SHStephen HefflerCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services

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Economic analysis reports a 6.9 percent rise in U.S. health spending to 2.0 trillion dollars in 2005, highlighting a third consecutive year of decelerating growth driven by prescription drug costs.

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To evaluate national healthcare spending trends and determine sectoral drivers of expenditure growth in the United States for 2005.
Analyzed national health expenditure accounts and per capita spending data for the United States in 2005.
Evaluated sectoral spending across prescription drugs, hospital care, and physician and clinical services relative to gross domestic product.
U.S. health care spending reached nearly 2.0 trillion dollars (6,697 dollars per person) in 2005, representing an increase of 6.9 percent and comprising 16.0 percent of gross domestic product compared to 15.9 percent in 2004.
Growth in total health spending slowed for the third consecutive year, driven primarily by deceleration in prescription drug expenditures, while hospital and physician services grew at rates similar to 2004.

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Catlin et al. (2007) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a706d40e71d69abee0899c6 https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.26.1.142

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Economic analysis reports a 6.9 percent rise in U.S. health spending to 2.0 trillion dollars in 2005, highlighting a third consecutive year of decelerating growth driven by prescription drug costs.

National Health Spending In 2005: The Slowdown Continues

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