The Outlook For Hospital Spending
| Autor: | Stuart H. Altman, Efrat Eilat, David Shactman, Kenneth E. Thorpe, Michael Doonan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Economic growth Health Status Population Dynamics Biomedical Technology Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services U.S Age groups Per capita Humans Medicine Economics Hospital Hospital use Aged Bed Occupancy Health Services Needs and Demand business.industry Health Policy Managed Care Programs Middle Aged United States Baby boomers Driving current Inflation Economic Cohort Demographic economics Health Expenditures business Forecasting |
| Zdroj: | Health Affairs. 22:12-26 |
| ISSN: | 1544-5208 0278-2715 |
| DOI: | 10.1377/hlthaff.22.6.12 |
| Popis: | Hospital use and spending greatly increased in 2001 and 2002, reversing a long-term trend. In this paper we contend that the forces driving current hospital expenditures are more likely to continue than they are to abate. If current trends continue, real hospital spending per capita will increase 75 percent between 2002 and 2012, and the demand for hospital beds will increase considerably. We discuss numerous forces that will contribute to spending growth, including technology, which is likely to continue to raise costs. We also find that hospital spending by baby boomers grew more rapidly than that of the elderly, a change in trend that could presage increased spending as this cohort moves into higher-spending age groups. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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