HealthLeaders Media December 21, 2023
Amanda Norris

2022 saw a 4.1% increase in healthcare spending, but what does it mean for the future?

The nation’s healthcare expenditures hit $4.5 trillion in 2022, increasing to $13,493 per person, federal actuaries recently reported.

Unfortunately, the future remains to be seen.

“The growth in healthcare spending in 2022 of 4.1% was more consistent with the pre-pandemic average annual growth rate of 4.4% over 2016-19,” Micah Hartman, a statistician in the CMS Office of the Actuary and first author of...

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