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Health Care Indicators

Hospital, Employment, and Price Indicators for the Health Care Industry

Health Care Indicators contains data and analysis of recent trends in health care spending, employment, and prices. The National Health Statistics Group tracks trends in health care related industries and presents this information quarterly. These data are valuable for understanding the relationship between the health care sector and the overall economy. In addition, they allow the National Health Statistics Group to anticipate the direction and magnitude of health care cost changes prior to the availability of more comprehensive data.

Statements contained in the Health Care Indicators are those of the authors and do not express any official opinion or endorsement by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Health Care Indicators: Key trends in the Health Care sector - Third Quarter 2003

Articles

• Trends - Key trends
• Analysis Part 1 - Medicare Trust Fund operations, and health care industries
• Analysis Part 2 - Price data for medical services, hospitals, nursing homes, and home health care agencies
• Background - Information on Data Sources and Methods

Tables

• Table 1 - Selected Community Hospital Statistics: 1999-2003
• Table 2 - Percent Change in Selected Community Hospital Statistics: 1999-2003
• Table 3 - Hospital Insurance and Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund Operations: 1999-2003
• Table 4 - Employment, Hours, and Earnings in Private Health Service Establishments by Selected Type of Establishment: 1999-2003
• Table 5 - Percent Change in Employment, Hours, and Earnings in Private Health Service Establishments by Selected Type of Establishment: 1999-2003
• Table 6 - Percent Change in Implied Nonsupervisory Payrolls, Aggregate Hours, and Various Employment Cost Indexes for the Total Economy and Private Health Service Establishments: 1998-2003
• Table 7 - Selected National Economic Indicators: 1999-2003
• Table 8 - Index Levels in Medical Prices: 1999-2003
• Table 9 - Percent Change in Medical Prices: 1999-2003