Improved Estimates of Capital Formation in the National Health Expenditure Accounts.
The National Health Expenditure Accounts (NHEA) were revised with the release of the 2004 estimates. The largest revision was the incorporation of a more comprehensive measure of investment in medical sector capital. The revision raised total health expenditures' share of gross domestic product (GDP...
| Publicado en: | Health Care Financing Review Vol. 28; no. 1; pp. 9 - 24 |
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HCFA ORDS Publications
Fall 2006
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| Sumario: | The National Health Expenditure Accounts (NHEA) were revised with the release of the 2004 estimates. The largest revision was the incorporation of a more comprehensive measure of investment in medical sector capital. The revision raised total health expenditures' share of gross domestic product (GDP) from 15.4 to 15.8 percent in 2003. The improved measure encompasses investment in moveable equipment and software, as well as expenditures for the construction of structures used by the medical sector Reprinted by permission of the publisher. |
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