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National health spending numbers are projected to reach $2.4 trillion for 2008.
Sisko A, Truffer C, Smith S, Keehan S, et al. Health Spending Projections Through 2018: Recession Effects Add Uncertainty to the Outlook. Health Aff. 2009; https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.28.2.w346