Study Finds Recent Slowdown in Health Spending Growth Mostly Tied to the Economy April 22, 2013 News Release Growth Expected To Move Towards Historical Levels In Coming Years As the Economy Recovers A new Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of how the economy affects the nation’s health spending concludes that the record slow growth rate of recent years stems largely from economic factors beyond the health system, with the…
Enrollment-Driven Expenditure Growth: Medicaid Spending During the Economic Downturn, FY 2007-2011 April 18, 2013 Report This report presents data on changes in Medicaid’s enrollment and spending between federal fiscal year 2007 and federal fiscal year 2011, a period which includes the worst economic downturn in the United States since the Great Depression of the 1930s. The paper also examines what factors drove Medicaid spending over…
Questions for 2014 March 22, 2013 Perspective Today’s discussion of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is focused on immediate implementation milestones leading up to 2014 when the law’s major provisions are set to kick in. This is a critical period when the foundation for the ACA is being established and key building blocks such as the state…
The Flip Side of Higher Premiums: Better Coverage March 21, 2013 Perspective Time Magazine’s recent cover story on health care – “Bitter Pill” by Steven Brill – has focused attention on hospital prices, especially for people paying out of their own pockets. This is not a new issue, but certainly one that deserves attention. However, what has been lost in the ensuing…
Medicaid Spending Growth Per Enrollee Has Been Slower than Growth in Private Health Spending March 14, 2013 Slide
Relative Contributions of Different Types of Health Services to Total Growth in National Health Expenditures, 2001-2011 March 13, 2013 Slide
Projections of National Health Expenditures and Their Share of Gross Domestic Product, 2012-2021 March 13, 2013 Slide
Per Enrollee Growth in Medicare Spending and Private Health Insurance Premiums (for Common Benefits), 1970-2011 March 13, 2013 Slide