tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2004 Issue 9

Costs: Spending Growth Peaked In 2002, CMS Predicts

But another peak might not be far off, and that's bad news for Medicare.When all the data are in, the health-care spending growth rate will turn out to have slowed in 2003, according to the annual projection by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services actuaries.Health-spending growth for 2003 is projected at 7.8 percent, down considerably from 9.3 percent in 2002, the analysts write in a paper published on the Web site of the journal Health Affairs.State limitations on Medicaid spending in response to revenue problems, the expiration of some Medicare added payments, plus modest...

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