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National Costs &
Trends
National Health Expenditures grew 31% from 1995 to 2000
National Health Expenditures - Select Countries - per capita U.S.
expenditures far ahead of the rest
National Health Expenditures by Type of Service - 63% of our healthcare
dollars are used for hospital, physicians and prescription drugs, see where
the rest goes
Personal Health Expenditures by Region - New Englanders lead the pack
Personal Health Expenditures vs. Personal Income - New Englanders on
top here too
Medical Service Price Trends (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services)
Average Length of a Hospital Stay - the typical stay is shorter than a
few years ago
Average Daily Charge per Hospital Stay -
daily charges grew almost 9% per year from 1997 to 2000
Average Charge per Hospital Stay - in 2000, the average stay topped
$13,700
Average Length of Hospital Stay - By Region - Northeasterners have
longer hospital stays
Average Daily Charge per Hospital Stay - By
Region - but daily charges are much higher in the West
Average Charge per Hospital Stay - By Region
- the West outpaces rest of the Nation by a wide margin
Average Monthly Nursing Home Charges - costs run high in the Northeast
and West
Total Hospital Beds - almost 30% fewer hospital beds than in 1980
Active U.S. Health Professionals - but the
number of professional caregivers is up significantly
Projected National Health Expenditures - national cost expected
to double in less than ten years
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