National Health Care Expenditures Projections: 2005-2015

February 22, 2006National Health Care Expenditures Projections: 2005-2015 Health care spending in the United States is projected to grow 7.4% and surpass $2 trillion in 2005, down from the 7.9% growth experienced in 2004. This is the third consecutive year of decelerating growth, following six years of acceleration from 1996 through 2002. As a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), health care spending is expected to continue to grow, reaching 16.2% in 2005, up from 16.0% in 2004. By 2015, health care spending in the United States is projected to reach $4.0 trillion and . . .