Key Trends
Home Healthcare
Home-based healthcare spending is projected to increase 7.5 percent annually over the next 10 years, outpacing overall growth in U.S. health spending and reaching $119 billion by 2017. Higher incidences of chronic conditions, better utilization of information technology, a stable Medicare and regulatory environment, and an aging population eager for cost-effective treatment at home all support this favorable outlook.
Universal Health Coverage
Universal health coverage is available in most large, industrialized nations, and many believe it could be the key to reversing rapidly increasing healthcare costs and covering the more than 47 million uninsured in the United States. Various proposals have been introduced, including such ideas as a government voucher system for a standard benefits package, evolving the current system to allow for portable insurance via state-chartered insurance exchanges, and expanding Medicare and the State Children's Health Insurance Plan to allow everyone to enroll.
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Thursday, October 9, 2008
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