Why Will Health Spending Growth Increase Even While Insurance Coverage Declines?

Why Will Health Spending Growth Increase Even While Insurance Coverage Declines?

Late last month, actuaries at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released their latest projections of 10-year national health care spending trends (from 2024–2033). The June 25 Health Affairs study suggests some manufactured surprise in highlighting “Despite Insurance Coverage Declines, Health to Grow as Share of GDP.” Figuring out the most likely causal chain requires actually reading the data and looking for the lost keys beyond th…