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Home > Cost of Chronic Disease > Chronic Disease > The Future Economic Cost of Chronic Disease

The health share of GDP is projected to increase from 17.6% in 2009 to 19.8% by 2020.


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Keehan, Sean P., Andrea M. Sisko, Christopher J. Truffer, John A. Poisal, Gigi A. Cuckler, Andrew J. Madison, Joseph M. Lizonitz, and Sheila D. Smith. "National Health Spending Projections Through 2020: Economic Recvoery and Reform Drive Faster Spending Growth". Health Affairs. Vol. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2011.0662 ,  [ Permalink ]