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Tracking health care costs: continued stability but at high rates in 2005.

Posted on December 16, 2008 14:37

Topics: Expenditures | Health Care Financing | Insurance | Prescription Drugs | Trends

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This article provides healthcare spending trends from 2001 to 2005.  It highlights per person spending for the privately insured which continued to increase at roughly 7 percent in 2005 for the third consecutive year. 

Ginsburg, P. B., Strunk, B. C., Banker, M. I., & Cookson, J. P. (2006). Tracking health care costs: continued stability but at high rates in 2005. Health Affairs, 25(6), w486-95. 3 Oct. 2006. DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.25.w486.  http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/content/abstract/25/6/w486 © 2006 by Project HOPE. 

Authors: Paul B. Ginsburg, Bradley C. Strunk, Michelle I. Banker, John P. Cookson

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