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August 2023 Health Sector Economic Indicators Briefs

August 17, 2023 | Economic Indicators

The latest HSEI briefs show that health spending as a percent of GDP has stabilized near 17.5%, health care price growth and economywide inflation recently converged, and the health sector added over 60,000 jobs in July.

July 2023 Health Sector Economic Indicators Briefs

July 19, 2023 | Economic Indicators

The latest HSEI briefs show that personal health care spending growth continues to increase due to higher utilization, price growth and economywide inflation slowed in June, and job growth continued at a pace near its 12-month average.

June 2023 Health Sector Economic Indicators Briefs

June 28, 2023 | Economic Indicators

The latest HSEI briefs show that personal health care spending growth exceeds GDP growth for the third month, health care price and utilization growth continue upward trends, and health care adds 52,000 jobs in May, consistent with the 12-month average.

May 2023 Health Sector Economic Indicators Briefs

May 25, 2023 | Economic Indicators

The latest HSEI briefs show that growth rates of GDP and national health spending are converging, health care prices accelerated in April amid slowing overall inflation, and health care job growth was consistent with Q1 2023.

April 2023 Health Sector Economic Indicators Briefs

April 21, 2023 | Economic Indicators

The latest HSEI briefs show that private payer health services price growth hit a new record high, national health spending is holding at 17.2% of GDP, and health care job growth continues modestly across all major settings of care.

March 2023 Health Sector Economic Indicators Briefs

March 22, 2023 | Economic Indicators

The latest HSEI briefs show that personal health care spending accelerated in January 2023, overall health care price growth remains moderate, and the steady health care job growth seen in 2022 is continuing into 2023.

February 2023 Health Sector Economic Indicators Briefs

February 22, 2023 | Economic Indicators

The latest HSEI briefs provide our first estimate of full year 2022 spending growth, showing that national health spending grew by 3.8% in 2022, as a decline in pandemic-related federal subsidies partially blunted an increase in health care utilization.

January 2023 Health Sector Economic Indicators Briefs

January 26, 2023 | Economic Indicators

The latest HSEI briefs incorporate new health spending data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), confirming the slowdown we had been reporting in national health spending growth in 2021.