Figure 1:
National Hospital Care Expenditures
Average Annual Growth from Prior Year
Year
Average Annual
Growth Percent
1990
9.6
1991
10.1
1992
8.1
1993
8.8
1994
3.9
1995
3.3
1996
3.6
1997
3.5
1998
3.2
1999
3.5
2000
4
2001
7.5
2002
9.5
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