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Projecting long term medical spending growth.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17459502     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We present a dynamic general equilibrium model of the U.S. economy and the medical sector in which the adoption of new medical treatments is endogenous and the demand for medical services is conditional on the state of technology. We use this model to prepare 75-year medical spending forecasts and a projection of the Medicare actuarial balance, and we compare our results to those obtained from a method that has been used by government actuaries. Our baseline forecast predicts slower health spending growth in the long run and a lower Medicare actuarial deficit relative to the previous projection methodology.
Authors:
Christine Borger; Thomas F Rutherford; Gregory Y Won
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2007-03-18
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of health economics     Volume:  27     ISSN:  0167-6296     ISO Abbreviation:  J Health Econ     Publication Date:  2008 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-01-08     Completed Date:  2008-04-18     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8410622     Medline TA:  J Health Econ     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  69-88     Citation Subset:  H    
Affiliation:
Office of the Actuary, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, US Department of Health and Human Services, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Actuarial Analysis
Economics / trends
Forecasting
Health Care Sector / statistics & numerical data,  trends
Health Expenditures / statistics & numerical data,  trends*
Humans
Medicare / economics*,  trends
Models, Economic*
Technology, Medical / economics,  trends
United States

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