September 2017 Health Sector Economic Indicators Briefs

This month's Health Sector Economic Indicator Briefs show a leveling off of the hiring jump experienced in the last few months, as well as continued slow price and spending growth. Driving low overall spending growth is historically low hospital spending, which, at a revised .8% June growth rate, is the lowest year-over-year monthly growth rate recorded in more than 25 years.

This month's Health Sector Economic Indicator Briefs show a leveling off of the hiring jump experienced in the last few months, as well as continued slow price and spending growth. Driving low overall spending growth is historically low hospital spending, which, at a revised .8% June growth rate, is the lowest year-over-year monthly growth rate recorded in more than 25 years.