Health care and social services IT spending to grow by $2.6 billion

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The demand for information technology among U.S. state and local health and human services agencies will increase from $16.6 billion in 2012 to $19.3 billion in 2017, bringing $2.7 billion in new spending to the market at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.1 percent. Those insights, and more, are explained in Deltek's State & Local Health Care and Social Services Market, 2012-2017 report. Download the report today to get new perspectives on IT market trends for health insurance exchanges, Medicaid, and other means-tested benefits programs. Key forces currently shaping this market include: Gradual stabilization of state and local revenue streams Implementation of architectural guidelines to incrementally modernize systems supporting mean-tested benefit programs Increased federal direction and mandates to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse (i.e., improper payments) Renewed efforts (by most states) to implement health insurance exchanges (HIX) and quality-based care systems for Medicaid, following the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision on health care reform

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