title: Record slowdown, bigger share. While 2009 saw a historic slowing of growth in healthcare spending, its share of GDP saw an unprecedented increase.
abstract: The Great Recession brought a historic slowdown in healthcare spending, but hospitals adjusted to keep their books in order. ThedaCare curbed its spending through efficiency efforts under way since 2003 and concerted efforts to limit hiring during 2009 to essential positions, says John Ross, left, vice president of finance at the Wisconsin system.
authors.forename: Melanie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Evans
mesh_terms: D057172:Economic Recession; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States