Health Spending By State 1991-2014: Measuring Per Capita Spending By Payers And Programs [Web First]

This study examines per capita health spending by state of residence and per enrollee spending for the three largest payers (Medicare, Medicaid, and private health insurance) through 2014. Moreover, it discusses in detail the impacts of the Affordable Care Act implementation and the most recent economic recession and recovery on health spending at the state level. According to this analysis, these factors affected overall annual growth in state health spending and the payers and programs that paid for that care. They did not, however, substantially change state rankings based on per capita spending levels over the period.

Source: Health Affairs - July 5, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Lassman, D., Sisko, A. M., Catlin, A., Barron, M. C., Benson, J., Cuckler, G. A., Hartman, M., Martin, A. B., Whittle, L. Tags: Health Care Finance, Medicaid, Medicare, State/Local Issues, Health Spending Web First Source Type: research