A decline in federal government spending led to more modest growth in health care expenditures last year, according to figures released by the Office of the Actuary at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The 2021 National Health Expenditures (NHE) Report found that U.S. health care spending grew 2.7% to reach $4.3 trillion in 2021, slower than the increase of 10.3% in 2020.

More information can be obtained at https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/national-health-spending-grew-slightly-2021.