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. 1997 Fall;19(1):161-200.

National health expenditures, 1996

K R Levit  1 , H C Lazenby, B R Braden, C A Cowan, A L Sensenig, P A McDonnell, J M Stiller, D K Won, A B Martin, M L Sivarajan, C S Donham, A M Long, M W Stewart
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National health expenditures, 1996

K R Levit et al. Health Care Financ Rev. 1997 Fall.

Abstract

The national health expenditures (NHE) series presented in this report for 1960-96 provides a view of the economic history of health care in the United States through spending for health care services and the sources financing that care. In 1996 NHE topped $1 trillion. At the same time, spending grew at the slowest rate, 4.4 percent, ever recorded in the current series. For the first time, this article presents estimates of Medicare managed care payments by type of service, as well as nursing home and home health spending in hospital-based facilities.

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Figure 1. Percent Growth in National Health Expenditures and Gross Domestic Product, and National Health Expenditures as a Percent of Gross Domestic Product: Calendar Years 1960-96
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Figure 2. Factors Accounting for Growth in Personal Health Care Expenditures: 1996
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Figure 3. Percent of Physicians with Managed Care Contracts: Calendar Years 1990-96
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Figure 4. New Drugs Brought to Market: Years 1990-96
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Figure 5. Public Share of Health Services and Supplies: Calendar Years 1960-96
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Figure 6. Capitated Payment Share of Total Medicare Expenditures: Calendar Years 1980-96
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Figure 7. The Nation's Health Dollar: Calendar Year 1996
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