In 2021, out-of-pocket health spending was responsible for 37 percent of total U.S. household health spending. This statistic illustrates the health spending distribution of households in the United States from 2013 to 2021.
Health spending distribution of U.S. households from 2013 to 2021
Characteristic
Out-of-pocket health spending
Private insurance premiums (employee or enrollee share)
Medicare payroll tax
Medicare part B (and D for 2019) premiums
Direct Purchase Insurance (household contribution)*
Medical Portion of Property and Casualty Insurance
Health spending refers to national health expenditures. Not shown: other private revenues, which includes philanthropy, privately funded structures and
equipment, and investment income. Medicaid buy-in premiums for Medicare are reflected under Medicaid. Figures may not add due to rounding.
2013-2019 values were quoted from previous editions of "California Health Care Almanac - Health Care Costs 101".
* Includes premiums paid by individuals for marketplace plans, Medigap, and other directly purchased health insurance, such as coverage purchased off-exchange.
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CHCF. (August 7, 2023). Health spending distribution of U.S. households from 2013 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/246945/health-spending-distribution-of-the-households-in-the-us/
CHCF. "Health spending distribution of U.S. households from 2013 to 2021." Chart. August 7, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/246945/health-spending-distribution-of-the-households-in-the-us/
CHCF. (2023). Health spending distribution of U.S. households from 2013 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/246945/health-spending-distribution-of-the-households-in-the-us/
CHCF. "Health Spending Distribution of U.S. Households from 2013 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/246945/health-spending-distribution-of-the-households-in-the-us/
CHCF, Health spending distribution of U.S. households from 2013 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/246945/health-spending-distribution-of-the-households-in-the-us/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Health spending distribution of U.S. households from 2013 to 2021 [Graph], CHCF, August 7, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/246945/health-spending-distribution-of-the-households-in-the-us/
