Medicare Chartbook

For those who want easy access to details on medical care spending the 3rd edition of the KFF Medicare Chartbook is now available in .pdf format. It is worth knowing that 'Health Care" spending in 2002 was 14.9% of the GDP according to the center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), According to an article from the February 2004 Issue of Health Affairs - "Health Spending Projections through 2013" Health spending is projected to account for 18.4 percent of GDP by 2013, up from its current high point of 14.9 percent in 2002.