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    The document summarizes national health expenditure data in the United States from 1970 to 2003. It shows spending on major service categories like hospital care, physician services, and prescription drugs grew substantially over this period. Total national health expenditures increased from $265 billion in 1970 to $1.58 trillion in 2003, and as a percentage of GDP grew from 7% to 15.3% over the same period. Per capita health spending grew from $1,263 in 1970 to $5,330 in 2003, more than quadrupling over 3 decades.

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    Economics of Healthcare

    NHE Aggregate and Per Capita Amounts, and Share of GDP for Selected Calendar Years

    Service Category 1970 1980 1993 1997 1999 2001 2002 2003

    Hospital care $100.2 $187.8 $361.6 $386.0 $401.3 $437.5 $464.8 $485.0
    Physician and clinical services 50.8 87.1 227.4 253.1 276.3 308.8 327.2 347.5
    Nursing home care 15.2 32.7 74.2 89.4 92.5 99.2 102.3 104.2
    Home health care 0.7 4.4 24.7 36.2 32.9 33.0 35.0 37.6
    Prescription drugs 20.0 22.2 58.0 79.5 106.5 138.0 155.3 168.4
    Program administration 10.2 22.4 60.2 64.4 74.8 89.1 101.5 112.5
    Public health activities 5.1 12.4 30.8 37.1 42.0 46.5 19.2 50.6
    All other expenditures 63.1 85.7 167.9 199.9 222.5 240.9 292.4 278.1

    Total NHE $265.3 $454.7 $1,004.8 $1,145.6 $1,248.8 $1,393.0 $1,497.7 $1,583.9

    NHE per capita $1,263 $1,974 $3,790 $4,135 $4,388 $4,816 $5,104 $5,330

    NHE as percent of GDP 7.0% 10.9% 13.4% 13.1% 13.3% 14.1% 14.9% 15.3%

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    HCM3002 Economics of Healthcare
    © 2013 South University

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