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New Report Details Health Care Spending and Employment Trends in Virginia for 2022

January 22, 2024 | Report

Altarum today released its new report assessing Virginia’s health care sector and tracking trends in health care spending and employment for 2022. Analyses in the new work compare Virginia’s health spending and employment to national averages, over time,

December 2023 Health Sector Economic Indicator Briefs

January 04, 2024 | Economic Indicators

The latest Altarum Health Sector Economic Indicators show that health care job growth matched its 12-month peak in November, new CMS data indicate national health spending grew by 4.1% in 2022, and increases in utilization continue to outpace health care

November 2023 Health Sector Economic Indicators Briefs

November 17, 2023 | Economic Indicators

The latest HSEI briefs show that personal health care spending continues to outpace GDP growth, hospital prices jump upward as economywide inflation cools, and health care job growth makes up a greater share of economywide job increases.

October 2023 Health Sector Economic Indicators Briefs

October 19, 2023 | Economic Indicators

The latest HSEI briefs show that health sector job growth slowed down somewhat after a brief surge, health care price growth stabilized, and health spending as a percent of GDP fell slightly after new BEA data revisions.

September 2023 Health Sector Economic Indicators Briefs

September 26, 2023 | Economic Indicators

The latest HSEI briefs show that health sector jobs increased by the greatest amount since the initial pandemic recovery, health care price and utilization growth fell slightly, and health spending growth continues to be led by utilization over prices.

August 2023 Health Sector Economic Indicators Briefs

August 17, 2023 | Economic Indicators

The latest HSEI briefs show that health spending as a percent of GDP has stabilized near 17.5%, health care price growth and economywide inflation recently converged, and the health sector added over 60,000 jobs in July.

AAA/D-SNP Care Coordination and Integration Using the Age Friendly Health Systems’ 4Ms Framework

July 31, 2023 | Report

How can we improve care coordination and health outcomes for older adults with higher needs? This report funded by The John A. Hartford Foundation explores a promising AAA/D-SNP model that integrates the age-friendly 4Ms framework.

July 2023 Health Sector Economic Indicators Briefs

July 19, 2023 | Economic Indicators

The latest HSEI briefs show that personal health care spending growth continues to increase due to higher utilization, price growth and economywide inflation slowed in June, and job growth continued at a pace near its 12-month average.