Statistical bulletin (Metropolitan Life Insurance Company : 1984)
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The cost of health care remains an important issue for the U. S. economy. Health care expenditures in 1995 are projected to be over $1 trillion, with the annual growth rate expected to average 8 percent for the 1990-95 period. ⋯ This result followed a gain of 5.9 percent in 1993. Health care spending varies by region, with New England having the highest per capita spending and the Rocky Mountain states having the lowest. States with the highest proportions of the population over age 65 tend to be those with the highest health care costs, as well as growth rates, in the country.