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Public health's falling share of US health spending

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  • Himmelstein, D.U.
  • Woolhandler, S.

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We examined trends in US public health expenditures by analyzing historical and projected National Health Expenditure Accounts data. Percapita public health spending (inflation-adjusted) rose from 39 in 1960 to 281 in 2008, and has fallen by 9.3% since then. Public health's share of total health expenditures rose from 1.36% in 1960 to 3.18% in 2002, then fell to 2.65% in 2014; it is projected to fall to 2.40% in 2023. Public health spending has declined, potentially undermining prevention and weakening responses to health inequalities and new health threats.

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  • Himmelstein, D.U. & Woolhandler, S., 2016. "Public health's falling share of US health spending," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 106(1), pages 56-57.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2015.302908_6
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302908
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