National Health Expenditure Data Highlights for 2005

January 2007 National Health Expenditure Data Highlights for 2005 These are findings of a health care spending report by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Office of the Actuary. In 2005, total U.S. spending for home health care increased by 11% to $47 billion. Spending on nursing homes increased by six percent to $122 billion. Total Medicare spending increased by 9.3% to $342 billion. Total Medicaid spending increased by 12% to $179 billion. Overall, total 2005 U.S. health care spending increased by 6.9% to about $2 trillion. The 2005 increase is less than the 7 . . .