ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2008 Issue 12
Spending: Health Care Spending Can Rise Up To $4.3 Trillion By 2017
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Article Overview
This article summarizes a federal projection of U.S. health care spending through 2017, with emphasis on how total spending is expected to change as a share of GDP and across major categories such as Medicare, Medicaid, drugs, hospitals, out-of-pocket spending, private health insurance, and physician services. It is relevant to policymakers, payers, providers, and revenue-cycle professionals tracking national spending trends and the broader policy environment shaping health care financing.
Why This Topic Matters
The article provides a high-level forecast of national health spending trends and the forces influencing them, which can help readers understand budget pressure, payer behavior, and policy priorities over time.
What You Will Learn
- How CMS projected overall U.S. health care spending through 2017
- Which spending categories were expected to grow fastest or represent the largest shares
- How broader economic and demographic trends were expected to affect spending
- What the report suggested about Medicare, Medicaid, drugs, hospitals, insurance, and physician services
Who Should Read This
- Health care policymakers
- Payers and insurers
- Hospital and physician practice administrators
- Revenue cycle and finance professionals
- Health care analysts
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