health spending

  Illustration: Lazaro Gamio/Axios The U.S. spent $5.3 trillion, or $15,474 per person, on health care in 2024 as demand for hospital care, prescription drugs and physician and clinical services surged, CMS wrote in a report Wednesday. The big picture: It marked the second straight year in which health spending surged more than 7%, and brought health care’s share of […]