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DataView: National Health Expenditures, 2002

National health expenditures (NHE) were $1.6 trillion in 2002, a 9.3-percent increase from 2001. For the fourth consecutive year health spending grew faster than the overall economy as measured by the GDP. Growth in U.S. health care spending rose for most health services in 2002, with hospital spend...

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Autores principales: Cowan, Cathy, Catlin, Aaron, Smith, Cynthia, Sensenig, Arthur
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: CENTERS for MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES 2004
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4194892/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15493449
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Sumario:National health expenditures (NHE) were $1.6 trillion in 2002, a 9.3-percent increase from 2001. For the fourth consecutive year health spending grew faster than the overall economy as measured by the GDP. Growth in U.S. health care spending rose for most health services in 2002, with hospital spending once again the primary driver.