Healthcare spending spurred by Part D
February 1, 2008
Washington, D.C.—National healthcare spending rose 6.7% in 2006 to $2.1 trillion, just slightly faster than the previous year but still fairly stable. Overall, outlays for healthcare reflected a continued slowdown from the double-digit growth rates of the 1990s. Payments for most major health services—hospitals, physicians, nursing homes, home health services—experienced slower growth than 2005.
