BenefitsPRO September 7, 2018
The nation’s health care system faces a potentially catastrophic challenge: aging baby boomers are creating a significant shift from enrollment in private health insurance to Medicare and driving an unsustainable rate of health care spending. Projections show that national health expenditure growth is expected to average 5.5 percent annually to reach $5.7 trillion by 2026 — higher than the projected increase in Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
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