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February 2018 Health Sector Economic Indicators Briefs

February 12, 2018 | Economic Indicators

National health spending rose 4.7% in 2017, slightly above GDP, but keeping its share of GDP at 18%, according to Altarum’s latest Health Sector Economic Indicators Briefs.

January 2018 Health Sector Economic Indicators Briefs

January 11, 2018 | Economic Indicators

U.S. health sector spending continues to grow at a more sustainable rate, driven in part by a slowdown in hiring, hospital spending, and price growth in hospitals, physician and clinical services, and prescription drugs.

Health Sector Trend Report, December 2017

December 28, 2017 | Trend Reports

Funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, this report provides a summary of key trends in Q3 2017 in health care spending, prices, utilization, and employment.

It Takes YOUR Community Symposium Video

December 21, 2017 | Multimedia

Video recording from the "It Takes YOUR Community" symposium, featuring tools for funding and planning community-based long-term services and supports.

December 2017 Health Sector Economic Indicators Briefs

December 15, 2017 | Economic Indicators

New data released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) show slower health sector growth in 2016.

Health Sector Trend Report, November 2017

November 29, 2017 | Trend Reports

These reports, with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, provide a monthly summary of key trends in health care spending, prices, utilization, and employment.

The potential societal benefit of eliminating the opioid crisis exceeds $95 billion per year

November 16, 2017 | Report

The cost of the opioid crisis exceeded $95 billion in 2016, according to analysis recently released by Altarum, underscoring the importance of swift investment in evidence-based interventions.

November 2017 Health Sector Economic Indicators Briefs

November 09, 2017 | Economic Indicators

Total health spending growth in September was 4.3% higher compared to a year earlier primarily due to slow growth in hospital spending.