National health spending in 2005: The slowdown continues
National health spending in 2005: The slowdown continues
复制标题
DOI:
10.1377/hlthaff.26.1.142
复制
发表时间:
2007-01-01
期刊:
影响因子:
9.7
通讯作者:
Washington, Benjamin
中科院分区:
文献类型:
--
作者:
Catlin, Aaron;Cowan, Cathy;Washington, Benjamin
In 2005, U.S. health care spending increased 6.9 percent to almost $2.0 trillion, or $6,697 per person. The health care portion of gross domestic product (GDP) was 16.0 percent, slightly higher than the 15.9 percent share in 2004. This third consecutive year of slower health spending growth was largely driven by prescription drug expenditures. Spending for hospital and physician and clinical services grew at similar rates as they did in 2004.