Healthcare spending in the United States increased by $ 900 billion over 7 years

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The cost of healthcare in the US from 1996 to 2013 year increased by 900 billions of dollars.

Americans spend on health care more money than people in any other country in the world, writes Daily Mail.

According to the American Medical Association, in 2013, total US healthcare spending reached $ 2,1 trillion.

In 2017, this figure, according to experts, will be about 3,2 trillion dollars, which corresponds to 18% of US GDP and, according to forecasts, spending will continue to grow.

The reason for such staggering health care costs is a few things: the aging US population, the rising rates of obesity, and increasingly expensive services.

Scientists from Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation conducted a study of how Americans ’health care costs have changed since the 1990s.

In order to objectively assess the changes, they analyzed five factors: the population size, the level of aging of the population, the prevalence of morbidity, the frequency of use of medical services and the cost of care.

The study revealed a number of positive changes. For example, advances in the fight against cardiovascular diseases have saved Americans about $ 28,2 billion from 1996 of the year.

However, the pharmaceutical costs associated with age-related diseases and obesity have increased dramatically.

After adjusting for inflation, the researchers found that Americans spent $2013 trillion in total health care spending in 2,1—$900 billion more than in 1996.

Costs for diabetes have increased the most, up $64,4 billion over 7 years. The disease has become very common in the United States due to weight problems among many Americans.

However, the increase in spending on $ 583,5 billion is not associated with new diseases, but with the increase in medical services.

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