Health Expenditure Growth 2000–2005for Selected Categories of Expenditures
12.0
8.6 8.0 7.96.1
10.7
0
5
10
15
20
Total Hospital care Physician &clinical services
Nursing home &home health
Prescriptiondrugs
Prog. admin. &net cost of
private healthinsurance
Average annual percent growth in health expenditures, 2000–2005
Source: A. Catlin et al., “National Health Spending in 2005: The Slowdown Continues,”Health Affairs, Jan./Feb. 2007 26(1):142–53.
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