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Medicare and Medicaid Spending: Enrollment Growth a Driver for Spending Increases
Much attention has been paid to the federal deficit, and a great deal of this discussion has centered on Medicare and Medicaid spending. As a means for controlling what has been considered “out of control” health [...]
Prevention: Variation in Cost of Diabetes, Cancer, and Cholesterol Screenings
More than 75 percent of total health care costs cover preventable chronic conditions like diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) mandates that self-insured employers and health plans provide common, evidence-based wellness screenings [...]
Health Care Spending: Top 5 Most Costly Medical Conditions in the Elderly
A third of U.S. health care expenditures are spent on care for the elderly. In terms of overall medical and drug spending, the top five conditions among the elderly are: Heart conditions Cancer Osteoarthritis and non-traumatic [...]
National Health Expenditures for 2009-2019: CMS Actuary Projections
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Office of the Actuary (CMS/OACT) has released its projections of U.S. health care spending for the ten years 2010 through 2019, with premliminary estimates of 2009 health spending. The [...]
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