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January 2007
 National Health Expenditure Data Highlights for 2005
These are findings of a health care spending report by the Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid Services Office of the Actuary. In 2005,
total U.S. spending for home health care increased by 11% to $47
billion. Spending on nursing homes increased by six percent to $122
billion. Total Medicare spending increased by 9.3% to $342 billion.
Total Medicaid spending increased by 12% to $179 billion.
Overall, total 2005 U.S. health care spending increased by 6.9% to
about $2 trillion. The 2005 increase is less than the 7.9% increase
of 2004. 
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