National health expenditures, 1990

  • 1 January 1991
    • journal article
    • Vol. 13  (1) , 29-54
Abstract
During 1990, health expenditures as a share of gross national product rose to 12.2 percent, up from 11.6 percent in 1989. This dramatic increase is the second largest increase in the past three decades. The national health expenditure estimates presented in this article document rapidly rising health care costs and provide a context for understanding the health care financing crisis facing the Nation today.