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. 1983 Fall;5(1):1-31.

National health expenditures, 1982

R M Gibson, D R Waldo, K R Levit

National health expenditures, 1982

R M Gibson et al. Health Care Financ Rev. 1983 Fall.

Abstract

Rapid growth in the share of the nation's gross national product devoted to health expenditure has heightened concern over the survival of government entitlement programs and has led to debate of the desirability of current methods of financing health care. In this article, the authors present the data at the heart of the issue, quantifying spending for various types of health care in 1982 and discussing the sources of funds for that spending.

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Figure 1. National Health Expenditures and Gross National Product: Growth and Relative Sizes, 1966-1982
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Figure 3. Aspects of the Health Care Industry Compared to the Economy as a Whole, 1982
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Figure 4. Factors in the Increase of Personal Health Care Expenditures 1981-1982
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