title: National health expenditures, 2002.
abstract: National health expenditures (NHE) were $1.6 trillion in 2002, a 9.3-percent increase from 2001. For the fourth consecutive year health spending grew faster than the overall economy as measured by the GDP. Growth in U.S. health care spending rose for most health services in 2002, with hospital spending once again the primary driver
authors.affiliation: Office of the Actuary, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Baltimore, MD 21244-1850, USA.
authors.forename: Cathy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cowan
authors.forename: Aaron
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Catlin
authors.forename: Cynthia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Arthur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sensenig
mesh_terms: D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D008484:Medicaid; D017149:Private Sector; D017150:Public Sector; D014481:United States