Hospital Spending Leads Drug Costs In Disease Care Inflation

Reuters news service reports on September 26, 2001, that hospital spending has taken the lead over increased drug costs as the leading cause of inflation in the disease care system.

Hospital spending increases accounted for 47% of the overall increase in disease care spending in 2000. 27% of the increase was due to increased spending on drugs. In 1999, drug spending accounted for 41% of the increase.

Overall, the inflation rate of 7.2% in 2000 is the largest increase in a decade. Dr. Paul Ginsburg, president of the Center for Studying Health System Change says, "The volatile combination of rising costs, increasing premiums and a slowing economy have set the stage for consumers to pay more for [disease] care."

The best way to avoid increased disease care costs is to stay healthy through chiropractic care.

In Touch, Vol. 5 No. 12, December 2001