Tag: Health care spending
National health care spending grows
December 17, 2020HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – Total national health care spending in 2019 grew 4.6%, according to a study from the Office of the Actuary at CMS.
That’s similar to the 4.7% growth in 2018 and the average annual growth of 4.5% since 2016, according the study, which was published Dec. 16.
The share of the economy dedicated to health spending was 17.7%.
The 4.6% in growth in health expenditures was faster than the overall economic growth...
