Episode

How Inflation Skewed State Health Care Spending Targets

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A Health Podyssey
Published
Aug 11, 2026
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1102
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Summary

Health Affairs Publishing’s Rob Lott speaks to Keith Ericson of Boston University about his recent paper exploring how inflation-adjusted spending benchmarks would provide a more accurate picture of state health care cost growth. Order the August 2026 issue of Health Affairs . Sign up for our free Health Affairs newsletters to stay up to date on health policy news and analysis.