As a result of the recession and lagging recovery, health-care spending has also slowed significantly since 2009 throughout the OECD. Indeed, for the first time on record, real health-care spending stalled on average in the OECD in 2010, as developed countries, reeling from budgetary constraints, clamped down on health programs.
由于衰退和复苏不力，自2009年以来，经合组织国家医疗支出纷纷大幅减速。事实上，随着保守预算约束折磨的发达国家压制医疗项目，2010年经合组织平均真实医疗支出出现了停滞，这是有记录以来的首次。2010年，几乎所有经合组织国家医疗支出都出现了降速，只有德国是例外。