Healthcare Spending Slows to Historic Low in 2008
In the United States, health care spending growth slowed to 4.4% in 2008, yet national health spending reached $2.3 trillion, or $7,681 per person, with the health care portion of gross domestic product (GDP) growing to stand at 16.2% in 2008. In 2008, U.S. health care spending growth slowed to 4.4%—the slowest rate of growth …