1 big thing: Health spending keeps climbing
Axios
9/20/18
A lot has changed in the past decade — a recession, a recovery, the passage and implementation of a landmark health care law. But some things you can always count on — like health care spending continuing to climb steadily higher every year.
Per-person health care spending rose by 44%, or about 4% per year, from 2007 to 2016, according to new research published in Health Affairs.
- This analysis only includes employer-based health insurance, making the Affordable Care Act a less significant factor. It also doesn’t include premiums — just spending on actual care.
Warning sign: Spending growth slowed immediately after the recession but is now increasing at roughly pre-recession levels.