Trends In U.S. Health Care Spending, 2001
- 1 January 2003
- journal article
- Published by Health Affairs (Project Hope) in Health Affairs
- Vol. 22 (1), 154-164
- https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.22.1.154
Abstract
U.S. health care spending grew 8.7 percent to $5,035 per capita in 2001. Total public funding continued to accelerate, increasing 9.4 percent and exceeding private funding growth by 1.2 percentage points. This acceleration was due in part to increased Medicaid spending in the midst of a recession and payment increases for Medicare providers. Prompted by sluggish economic growth and by faster-paced health spending, health spending’s share of GDP spiked 0.8 percentage points in 2001 to 14.1 percent.Keywords
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