Institute:Office of National Coordinator (ONC) Workforce Training Curriculum
Component:Introduction to Health Care and Public Health in the U.S.
Unit:Financing Health Care - Part 1
Lecture:The role of health care in the U.S. economy
Slide content:National Health Expenditures per Capita: 2003-2013, 2015P Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), 2014 (historical) and 2015 (projections), www.cms.gov. 13
Slide notes:Health spending per capita increased 51% between 2003 and 2013, or an average of 4.2% annually. In 2015, U.S. health spending was projected to reach $10,125 per person. Health care expenditures continue to outpace the consumer price index in every year. 13