title: Recent revisions to and recommendations for national health expenditures accounting.
abstract: The Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) has importantly revised the methodology for estimating annual national health expenditures. Among other changes, the revisions estimated out-of-pocket spending directly, disaggregated expenditures to a greater degree, and reduced undercounting and double counting. Estimates of total spending and out-of-pocket spending changed. This article summarizes a meeting of a technical advisory panel, convened by HCFA, that reviewed the modifications adopted and made recommendations for future revisions.
authors: Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115.
authors: S G
authors: SG
authors: Haber
authors: J P
authors: JP
authors: Newhouse
mesh_terms: D000066:Accounting / Q000379:methods*; D002201:Capital Expenditures; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D003625:Data Collection / Q000592:standards; D005382:Financing, Personal; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007182:Income; D014481:United States