U.S. healthcare spending rose by 7.5% to $4.9 trillion in 2023 ... rising 11.4% to $449.7 billion after a 7.8% rise in 2022, largely due to the use of weight-loss and diabetes drugs, a CMS ...

WASHINGTON: Healthcare spending in the United States is projected to have risen 7.5% in 2023 to US$4.8 trillion, according to federal data, outpacing the projected annual gross domestic product ...

Yet again, the federal government spent far more than it collected in revenue, racking up a budget deficit of $1.8 ... spending on Social Security and Medicare increased to more than $1.4 trillion ...

30 was up 8 ... trillion due to a combination of higher interest rates and more debt to finance. The total exceeded outlays for the Medicare healthcare program for seniors and for defense spending.

In 2019 alone, total US healthcare expenditures reached $3.8 trillion – an amount expected to surpass $7 trillion by 2031. The comprehensive study, published in JAMA, examined spending across ...

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Spending on retail prescription drugs had the biggest increase, rising 11.4% to $449.7 billion after a 7.8% rise in 2022, largely due to the use of weight-loss and diabetes drugs, a CMS official ...

Spending on retail prescription drugs had the biggest increase, rising 11.4% to $449.7 billion after a 7.8% rise in 2022, largely due to the use of weight-loss and diabetes drugs, a CMS official ...