Opinion: US healthcare spending on track to hit $10,000 per person this year

There's never a shortage of major healthcare policy events in any given calendar year—and 2015 will be no exception. Here's a short list of some that are pending and noteworthy—with a few predictions. First up isn't a prediction as much as a major milestone that's reflective of escalating healthcare costs. According to CMS (here) our National Healthcare Expenditure (NHE) is projected to hit $3.207 trillion this year. The U.S. Population is currently hovering at around 320 million, so 2015 looks to be the first year healthcare spending will reach $10,000 per person. We may be "bending the cost growth curve," but the per capita amount continues to grow.