National health expenditure projections, 2014-24: Spending growth faster than recent trends

Health Affairs

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1407-1417

  Keehan, Sean P ^a   Cuckler, Gigi A ^b   Sisko, Andrea M ^b   Madison, Andrew J ^b   Smith, Sheila D ^b   Stone, Devin A ^b   Poisal, John A ^c   Wolfe, Christian J ^b   Lizonitz, Joseph M ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES   (United States)

^b CMS Office of the Actuary   (United States)

^c National Health Statistics Group   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; GROWTH RATE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; NATIONAL HEALTH EXPENDITURE; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES; DRUG COST; ECONOMICS; FORECASTING; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL; INSURANCE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; PHYSICIAN; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRENDS; UTILIZATION;

PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

DRUG COSTS; FORECASTING; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; PHYSICIANS; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84938690786     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2015.0600     Document Type: Article

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