In US, spending for health care slows

Health care spending in the United States grew at a rate of 3.7% in 2012 to $2.8 trillion, according to a new analysis from the Office of the Actuary at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Personal health care spending (health care goods and services), which accounted for 85% of total national health spending, increased by 3.9% in 2012, largely influenced by faster growth in hospital and physician and clinical services.