October Health Spending Up 5.5%
ANN ARBOR — National health spending in October 2016 grew at an annual rate of 5.5 percent, driven up by the hospital component, which grew 6.6 percent, according to the …
Health Job Growth Slowing, But Still Higher Than Background
ANN ARBOR — As major changes may loom in the way America pays for healthcare, the industry continued to add jobs and national health spending advanced in October. That was …
Health Spending Up 5.5% in August
ANN ARBOR — The nation’s spending on health care was up 5.5 percent from August 2015 to August 2016, a $3.4 trillion annual rate, according to the monthly Health Sector …
Health Spending Up a Moderate 5.2% in June
ANN ARBOR — National health spending in June was up 5.2 percent from the same month a year earlier to $3.36 trillion, according to the monthly Health Sector Economic Indicators …
Health Spending Growth Below 5% for Fourth Straight Month
ANN ARBOR — National health spending in February 2016 was 4.8 percent higher than health spending in February 2015, up from the 4.5 percent year-over-year growth rate observed in January …
Slowdown in Health Spending Continues into 2016; Prices Inch Up
ANN ARBOR — National health spending in January 2016 was 4.9 percent higher than health spending in January 2015, according to the latest monthly Health Sector Economic Indicators released by …
Health Spending Approaches Record 18% Of GDP, Inflation Tame
ANN ARBOR — National health spending in November 2015 was up 5 percent compared to November 2014, continuing the slowdown from a peak of nearly 7 percent year-over-year growth hit …
Health Inflation Remains Tame, Spending Trending Down
ANN ARBOR — A combination of a resurgent economy and the Affordable Care Act have produced major increases in health care spending over the past two years, but the effects …
Health Price Growth Remains Historically Low As Sector Jobs Hit New High
ANN ARBOR — The health sector added a robust 44,900 new jobs in October and now accounts for 10.7 percent of total American employment, an all-time high, according to the …
2015 Acceleration in Health Spending Growth is Moderating
ANN ARBOR — Health care spending growth is moderating as the effects of the improved economy and the Affordable Care Act spread through the economy, according to a monthly report …