This statistic shows the mean annual out-of-pocket expense for prescribed medicine per person with out-of-pocket expense in the U.S. from 1987 to 2014, by insurance status. In 2014, the mean annual out-of-pocket expense per uninsured person under 65 years came to 359 U.S. dollars.
Mean annual out-of-pocket expense per person for prescribed medicine in the U.S. from 1987 to 2014, by insurance status*
* Per person with out-of-pocket expense. Estimates of expenses were converted to 2014 dollars using the Consumer Price Index (all items) and differ from previous editions of Health, United States.
Any private insurance includes individuals with insurance that provided coverage for hospital and physician care at any time during the year, other than Medicare, Medicaid, or other public coverage for hospital or physician services. Public insurance only includes individuals who were not covered by private insurance at any time during the year but were covered by Medicare, Medicaid, other public coverage for hospital or physician services, and/or CHAMPUS/CHAMPVA (TRICARE) at any point during the year. Uninsured includes persons not covered by either private or public insurance throughout the entire year or period of eligibility for the survey. Individuals with Indian Health Service coverage only are considered uninsured.
Values not included in the pdf version of "Health, United States" were taken from the excel trend tables.
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US Department of Health and Human Services. (September 19, 2018). Mean annual out-of-pocket expense per person for prescribed medicine in the U.S. from 1987 to 2014, by insurance status* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/185085/medicine-out-of-pocket-expense-per-person-by-insurance-status-since-1987/
US Department of Health and Human Services. "Mean annual out-of-pocket expense per person for prescribed medicine in the U.S. from 1987 to 2014, by insurance status* ." Chart. September 19, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185085/medicine-out-of-pocket-expense-per-person-by-insurance-status-since-1987/
US Department of Health and Human Services. (2018). Mean annual out-of-pocket expense per person for prescribed medicine in the U.S. from 1987 to 2014, by insurance status* . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185085/medicine-out-of-pocket-expense-per-person-by-insurance-status-since-1987/
US Department of Health and Human Services. "Mean Annual Out-of-pocket Expense per Person for Prescribed Medicine in The U.S. from 1987 to 2014, by Insurance Status* ." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185085/medicine-out-of-pocket-expense-per-person-by-insurance-status-since-1987/
US Department of Health and Human Services, Mean annual out-of-pocket expense per person for prescribed medicine in the U.S. from 1987 to 2014, by insurance status* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185085/medicine-out-of-pocket-expense-per-person-by-insurance-status-since-1987/ (last visited November 12, 2024)
Mean annual out-of-pocket expense per person for prescribed medicine in the U.S. from 1987 to 2014, by insurance status* [Graph], US Department of Health and Human Services, September 19, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/185085/medicine-out-of-pocket-expense-per-person-by-insurance-status-since-1987/
