American Healthcare Spending Reaches $10K per Person

Health Affairs recently published a new analysis from the Office of the Actuary at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services showing a tremendous increase in the 2015 U.S. healthcare spending. Growing at a rate of 5.8%, U.S. healthcare reached $3.2 trillion last year, putting the per person cost at $9,990. What were the main drivers of growth?  Read more here. (Source: Ilene MacDonald, FierceHealthcare, 12/5/16)