“U.S. healthcare spending growth slows for second year in a row,” Reuters

“Healthcare spending growth in the United States slowed for the second year in a row in 2017, mainly due to slower spending growth for hospital care, physician and clinical services as well as retail prescription drugs, according to a report from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.”

LTC Comment (from Stephen A. Moses, President, Center for Long-Term Care Reform):

National health expenditure data for 2017 covering nursing facilities and home health care were just released. We’ll publish our annual LTC Bullet “So What if the Government Pays for Most Long-Term Care: 2017 Update” next week. ite years of discouraging news and negative public policy, the LTC insurance industry remains resilient and creative.