Understanding U.S. Health Care Spending
Diana Gosálvez Prados
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In this data brief they examine why we spend more than $8,000 per person on health care and the factors driving spending growth.
Schoenman J, Chockley N. Understanding U.S. Health Care Spending. Washington DC: NIHCM Foundation; 2011. Available at: http://www.nihcm.org/images/stories/NIHCM-CostBrief-Email.pdf
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Their analyses document the extreme concentration of expenditures, with just 5 percent of the population responsible for almost half of all spending, and demonstrate the importance of rising spending for hospital and physician services as the primary drivers of expenditure growth.
NIHCM Foundation
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