Health Care Spending Rose Higher Than Expected in 2011

U.S. health care spending grew at a faster pace than expected in 2011, according to a report released yesterday by the Health Care Cost Institute (HCCI). HCCI found that average dollars spent on health care services for that population climbed 4.6 percent in 2011, reaching $4,547 per person. This was well above the 3.8 percent growth rate observed in 2010 and beyond expected growth for 2011.

Consumers spent more of their own dollars on health care in 2011, with out-of-pocket spending growing to $735 per person—a $32 increase from 2010—while costs...

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Published By: Psychiatric News - Yesterday