| TABLE 1 ANNUAL SPENDING AND PREMIUM TRENDS, 1991-2001 |
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Annual Change per Capita in Health Care Spending,
by Component
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Annual Increase in Employer-Based Insurance Premiums
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YEAR
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HOSPITAL
INPATIENT |
HOSPITAL
OUTPATIENT |
PHYSI-
CIAN |
PRESCRIP-
TION DRUGS |
ALL
SERVICES |
LARGE
FIRMS b |
ALL
FIRMS |
|
1991
|
3.5%
|
16.8%
|
5.4%
|
12.4%
|
6.9%
|
11.5%
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c
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1992
|
2.8
|
13.9
|
5.9
|
11.7
|
6.6
|
10.9
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c
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1993
|
4.8
|
8.9
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3.3
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7.1
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5.0
|
8.0
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8.5%
|
|
1994
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-2.0
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8.7
|
1.7
|
5.2
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2.1
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4.8
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c
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1995
|
-3.5
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7.9
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1.9
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10.6
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2.2
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2.1
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2.3
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1996
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-4.4
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7.7
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1.6
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11.0
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2.0
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0.5
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0.8
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1997
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-5.3
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9.5
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3.4
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11.5
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3.3
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2.1
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c
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1998
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-0.6
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7.9
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4.8
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14.1
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5.3
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3.3
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3.7
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1999
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1.6
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8.9
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5.7
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18.4
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7.1
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4.1
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4.8
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2000
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2.8
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11.2
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4.8
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14.5
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7.2
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7.5
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8.3
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2001
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3.5 a
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12.5 a
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4.8 a
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15.2 a
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7.7 a
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10.2
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11.0
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| a Data through March 2001,
change from corresponding months in 2000. b Firms with 200 or more workers. c Not available. Note: Spending data for 1998 and 1999 reflect August 2001 revision by Milliman USA. Source: Milliman USA Health Cost Index ($0 deductible), Kaiser/HRET survey of employer-based health plans for 1999-2001 and KPMG survey for 1991-98 |
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