The next decade of health spending: a new outlook. The National Health Expenditures Projection Team.

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Health Tracking Health AffairsVol. 18, No. 4 The Next Decade Of Health Spending: A New OutlookSheila Smith, Stephen Heffler, and Mark Freeland AffiliationsThe National Health Expenditures Projection TeamSheila Smith and Stephen Heffler are economists in the National Health Statistics Group, Office of the Actuary, Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA). Mark Freeland is an economist and deputy director of the National Health Statistics Group. The National Health Expenditures Projection Team also includes economists Mary Lee Seifert, Arthur Sensenig, and Jean Stiller and actuaries Sally Burner, Stephen Calfo, and Kent Clemens from the HCFA Office of the Actuary. David McKusick, an actuary with the Actuarial Research Corporation, was also a member of the team.PUBLISHED:July/August 1999No Accesshttps://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.18.4.86AboutSectionsView articleView Full TextView PDFPermissions ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions View articleTOPICSCosts and spendingCost growthMedicareNational health expendituresManaged careHealth servicesAccess to carePaymentBalanced Budget Act of 1997Private health insurance Loading Comments... Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus. 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