National health care spending in 2016: Spending and enrollment growth slow after initial coverage expansions

Health Affairs

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 150-160

  Hartman, Micah ^a   Martin, Anne B ^b   Espinosa, Nathan ^b   Catlin, Aaron ^c   Asala Butler, Regina ^d   Barron, Mary Carol ^d   Benson, Joe ^d   Cowan, Cathy ^d   Dickensheets, Bridget ^d   Lassman, David ^d   Oumarou, Heidi ^d   Washington, Benjamin ^d   Whittle, Lekha ^d  

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

^b CMS Office of the Actuary   (United States)

^c National Health Statistics Group   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Cost of health care; National health expenditures

Indexed keywords

PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ARTICLE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEPATITIS C; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MEDICARE; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; INSURANCE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS; UNITED STATES;

ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85045222338     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2017.1299     Document Type: Article

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