title: National health expenditures, 1998.
abstract: In 1998, national health care expenditures reached $1.1 trillion, an increase of 5.6 percent from the previous year. This marked the fifth consecutive year of spending growth under 6 percent. Underlying the stability of the overall growth, major changes began taking place within the Nation's health care system. Public payers felt the initial effects of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA), and private payers experienced increased health care costs and increased premium growth.
authors.affiliation: Office of the Actuary, National Health Statistics Group, Health Care Financing Administration, 7500 Security Boulevard, N3-02-02, Baltimore, MD 21244-1850, USA.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Cowan
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Lazenby
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: McDonnell
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Sensenig
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Stiller
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Whittle
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Kotova
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Zezza
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Donham
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Long
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Stewart
mesh_terms: D002017:Budgets; D003625:Data Collection; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004469:Economics, Hospital / Q000639:trends; D005607:Fraud / Q000517:prevention & control; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics; D008484:Medicaid / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006278:Medicare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000191:economics; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration