title: National health spending in 2005: the slowdown continues.
abstract: In 2005, U.S. health care spending increased 6.9 percent to almost 2.0 trillion dollars, or 6,697 dollars per person. The health care portion of gross domestic product (GDP) was 16.0 percent, slightly higher than the 15.9 percent share in 2004. This third consecutive year of slower health spending growth was largely driven by prescription drug expenditures. Spending for hospital and physician and clinical services grew at similar rates as they did in 2004.
authors.affiliation: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Aaron.Catlin@cms.hhs.gov
authors.forename: Aaron
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Catlin
authors.forename: Cathy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cowan
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Heffler
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Washington
mesh_terms: D005382:Financing, Personal / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000639:trends*; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006761:Hospitals / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008484:Medicaid / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D006278:Medicare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010820:Physicians / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011306:Prescription Fees / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States