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. 1979 Summer;1(1):1-36.

National health expenditures, 1978

R M Gibson

National health expenditures, 1978

R M Gibson. Health Care Financ Rev. 1979 Summer.

Abstract

Outlays for health care in the Nation reached $192.4 billion in calendar year 1978--13 percent higher than in 1977, according to preliminary figures compiled by the Health Care Financing Administration. This estimate represented $863 per person in the United States and was equal to 9.1 percent of the GNP. This latest report in the annual series representing national health expenditures provides detailed estimates of health care spending by type of service and method of financing. Revised estimates are presented extending back to 1965.

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National health expenditures and percent of gross national product, selected calendar years, 1950-1978
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References

    1. See “National Hospital Input Price Index” article in this issue.

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    1. See Dales Sophie R. Federal Grants to State and Local Governments, Fiscal Year 1975: A Quarter-Century Review. Social Security Bulletin. 1976 Sep;:28. table 3.

    1. Waldo Daniel. Health Care Financing Notes. Implicit Price Deflator for Health Expenditures. in process.

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