RT Journal
A1 Mitka M
T1 REcession helped put brakes on growth in us health care spending for 2008
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 2010
FD February 24
VO 303
IS 8
SP 715
OP 715
DO 10.1001/jama.2010.162
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2010.162
AB 
US health care spending reached $2.3 trillion, or $7681 per individual, in 2008. The growth rate of 4.4% (down from 6.0% in 2007) was the lowest recorded since tracking began in 1960. But with the overall economy contracting, health care spending actually increased its share of GDP to 16.2%, up from 15.9% in 2007. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the findings January 5 (Hartman M et al. Health Aff [Millwood]. 2010;29[1]:147-155).