Health Payer Intelligence September 20, 2017
Many of the highest healthcare pending categories in the US continued to climb as indicated by significant growth in expenditure amounts.
The upward trajectory of US healthcare spending doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon, leaving payers, providers, and beneficiaries wondering how to control costs while maintaining a high level of quality.
Value-based contracting has started to slow the growth curve, but the industry still spends $3.2 trillion on a wide variety of services, according to the latest data from CMS and the CDC.
What were the top healthcare spending categories in the United States in 2015, the most recent year for which data is available, and what can payers expect to continue spending over the next few years?
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