Title |
National Health Expenditure Projections, 2015–25: Economy, Prices, And Aging Expected To Shape Spending And Enrollment
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Published in |
Health Affairs, July 2016
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DOI | 10.1377/hlthaff.2016.0459 |
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Authors |
Sean P Keehan, John A Poisal, Gigi A Cuckler, Andrea M Sisko, Sheila D Smith, Andrew J Madison, Devin A Stone, Christian J Wolfe, Joseph M Lizonitz |
Abstract |
Health spending growth in the United States for 2015-25 is projected to average 5.8 percent-1.3 percentage points faster than growth in the gross domestic product-and to represent 20.1 percent of the total economy by 2025. As the initial impacts associated with the Affordable Care Act's coverage expansions fade, growth in health spending is expected to be influenced by changes in economic growth, faster growth in medical prices, and population aging. Projected national health spending growth, though faster than observed in the recent history, is slower than in the two decades before the recent Great Recession, in part because of trends such as increasing cost sharing in private health insurance plans and various Medicare payment update provisions. In addition, the share of total health expenditures paid for by federal, state, and local governments is projected to increase to 47 percent by 2025. |
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Country | Count | As % |
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United States | 62 | 60% |
United Kingdom | 2 | 2% |
Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
Belgium | 1 | <1% |
Canada | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 36 | 35% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 75 | 73% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 15 | 15% |
Scientists | 8 | 8% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 5 | 5% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United States | 2 | 2% |
Turkey | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 110 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Master | 24 | 21% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 14 | 12% |
Student > Bachelor | 13 | 12% |
Professor | 9 | 8% |
Other | 8 | 7% |
Other | 25 | 22% |
Unknown | 20 | 18% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 30 | 27% |
Business, Management and Accounting | 14 | 12% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 13 | 12% |
Social Sciences | 13 | 12% |
Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 4 | 4% |
Other | 16 | 14% |
Unknown | 23 | 20% |