Medical Economics November 22, 2022
Richard Payerchin, Logan Lutton

Study examines per capita spending trends up to 2019.

It’s no surprise to say health care spending is rising around the United States.

But costs and spending aren’t the same everywhere. A study this year found the 50 states have a range of per capita spending and rates of increase, and the state with the highest per person spending had an amount double that of the state with the lowest.

“Varied Health Spending Growth Across US States Was Associated With Incomes, Price Levels, and Medicaid Expansion, 2000-19,” was published in August in Health Affairs. The study updated the 2014...

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