Abstract
Despite recent reductions in the rate of growth, medical care expenditures are projected to continue to grow. Medical care expenditures are projected to reach $660 billion and consume 11.3 percent of the GNP by 1990. National medical expenditures are projected to grow at an annual average rate of 9.3 percent from 1984 to 1990, a significant decline from earlier periods. Much of the decline is attributed to payment reform. A reason for the continued growth is the aging of the population. From 1985 to 1990, the population over seventy-five years of age is projected to increase 2.8 percent, or four times the annual rate for persons under age sixty-five (.7 percent).
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 100-107 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Health Affairs |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1985 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Health Policy