Becker's Healthcare June 25, 2025
Kelly Gooch

CMS projects national healthcare spending to reach $5.6 trillion this year amid continued strong healthcare utilization growth, and then climb to $8.6 trillion by 2033.

The findings are from the agency’s analysis released June 25 and will also appear in the policy journal Health Affairs next month.

Five things to know:

1. National health spending is projected to have grown 8.2% in 2024, according to CMS. This includes Medicare expenditures, which were expected to have grown 8.3% in 2024, while Medicaid spending growth was projected to have grown 6.2%, compared with 7.9% in 2023.

2. National health spending is projected to increase 7.1% in 2025, according to CMS, while national health spending is expected to grow 5.4% in...

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