In 2020, hospital care represented a third of all health services and supplies expenditure in the United States. That year, with 20.6 percent, the second biggest expense in health services and supplies were physicians and clinical services.
Distribution of national expenditures for health services and supplies in 2020 in the United States, by category
Characteristic
Share of expenditure
Hospital care
32.3%
Physician and clinical services
20.6%
Other
19.9%
Prescription drugs
8.9%
Other professional
6.6%
Nursing care
5%
Other medical durables and non-durables
3.6%
Home health care
3.1%
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• Hospital care 32.3%
• Physician and clinical services 20.6%
• Other 19.9%
• Prescription drugs 8.9%
• Other professional 6.6%
• Nursing care 5%
• Other medical durables and non-durables 3.6%
• Home health care 3.1%
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