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SUBMITTER: Freeland MS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4191363 | biostudies-other | 1984
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Freeland M S MS Schendler C E CE
Health care financing review 19840101 3
Health care spending in the United States more than tripled between 1972 and 1982, increasing from $94 billion to $322 billion. This growth substantially outpaced overall growth in the economy. National health expenditures are projected to reach approximately $690 billion in 1990 and consume roughly 12 percent of the gross national product. Government spending for health care is projected to reach $294 billion by 1990, with the Federal Government paying 72 percent. The Medicare prospective payme ...[more]