An analysis by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services estimates health care spending in the United States increased by a rate of 3.7 percent in 2012, up to $2.8 trillion, which is similar to annual growth rates since 2009.
The low spending growth rates are mainly due to impacts of the recession, according to Anne B. Martin, an economist in the CMS Office of the Actuary. In an analysis published in Health Affairs, she said the 2012 rate also was affected by the number of prescription drugs…
An analysis by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services estimates health care spending in the United States increased by a rate of 3.7 percent in 2012, up to $2.8 trillion, which is similar to annual growth rates since 2009.
The low spending growth rates are mainly due to impacts of the recession, according to Anne B. Martin, an economist in the CMS Office of the Actuary. In an analysis published in Health Affairs, she said the 2012 rate also was affected by the number of prescription drugs…