June 2018 Health Sector Economic Indicators Briefs

While earlier data suggested a recent acceleration, with revised data, we estimate spending growth of 4.7% for the first four months of 2018, barely above the 4.6% rate seen for all of 2017. This restrained spending combined with a spurt in gross domestic product growth led to a health spending share falling to 17.9% (the high was 18.1% in January 2018).

While earlier data suggested a recent acceleration, with revised data, we estimate spending growth of 4.7% for the first four months of 2018, barely above the 4.6% rate seen for all of 2017. This restrained spending combined with a spurt in gross domestic product growth led to a health spending share falling to 17.9% (the high was 18.1% in January 2018).