title: Developments in medical care costs: an update.
abstract: The nation spent roughly $830 billion on all categories of medical care in 1992. Available data for personal health care expenditures and prices indicate that their increases slightly slowed last year, but the burden placed on the economy by the total health care sector continues to mount. Although the uncertainty of the Presidential election is over, the debate on health care reform will continue.
authors.forename: J V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Vincenzino
mesh_terms: D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007250:Inflation, Economic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010548:Personal Health Services / Q000191:economics; D014481:United States