Today BEA is introducing new experimental data that map our health care estimates in gross domestic product to the framework of CMS’ National Health Expenditures Account, allowing researchers to get an earlier look at 2022 health care spending number
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Experimental Data Map Health Care Estimates in GDP to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Framework
September 25, 2023
Health Care Statistics Updated With Improved Drug Price Data
September 18, 2023
The Bureau of Economic Analysis today updated its supplemental health care statistics with an improved methodology that shows the growing role of prescription drug rebates over two decades.
New Health Care Statistics for First Year of COVID-19 Pandemic
February 10, 2023
The Bureau of Economic Analysis today released estimates for 2020 that measure health care spending by medical condition.
BEA Releases for the First Time Detailed Data on More than 200 Medical Conditions
June 4, 2018
The Bureau of Economic Analysis for the first time released statistics that provide information on how much Americans spend to treat more than 200 specific medical conditions, such as acute myocardial infarctions, chronic kidney disease, and osteoarthritis.
BEA Releases New Health Care Statistics for 2014
August 17, 2017
The Bureau of Economic Analysis released a new set of statistics detailing how much the United States spends to treat different diseases and medical conditions.
Picking the Right Health Care Price Index
May 19, 2017
Researchers studying the hot topic of rising health care costs face a complicated choice: which price index to use.
There’s an array of government inflation indexes that differ in scope, formula and data sources. Choosing the right one can be critical to your research findings.
Industry in Focus: How Health Care and Social Assistance Fared in Third Quarter
January 22, 2016
Health care is an industry that many of us experience firsthand, whether receiving treatment for an illness or injury or simply getting an annual check-up. In the third quarter of 2015, health care and social assistance was the second-leading contributor to the 2 percent increase in the U.S.
Guest Blog: Spending on Disease Treatment has Increased, but Good Health Outcomes Have Too
October 28, 2015
by Cynthia Cox Kaiser Family Foundation
(This post, from the Kaiser Family Foundation, is based on BEA’s new health care statistics released earlier this year.)
Health Care Statistics for 2011 and 2012 Now Available
August 12, 2015
The Bureau of Economic Analysis released today statistics providing information on health care spending and price trends in the United States for 2011 and 2012.
Introducing the New BEA Health Care Satellite Account
January 22, 2015
Total health care spending reached 17.4 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2013, and that share is expected to continue to grow significantly, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
New Health Care Statistics to be Released Jan. 22
January 14, 2015
New statistics tracking the changes in the prices to treat different diseases are slated to be available Thursday, Jan. 22 when the Bureau of Economic Analysis publishes a new health care satellite account report.