Nationally, spending on health care now makes up more than 15 percent of the gross domestic product and is projected to rise rapidly in upcoming years. With health care issues high on the state and national agenda, the California HealthCare Foundation (CHCF) has prepared a visual analysis of costs and financing trends over the past decade and some predictions of future costs. Taken from numerous public and private data sources, the presentation is a valuable overview of health care financing issues in California and the nation.
