In 2022, of the total 4.4 trillion U.S. dollars spent on U.S. health care expenditure, 30.4 percent went to hospital care, while 9.1 percent was spent on prescription drugs. This statistic shows the distribution of national health care expenditure in the U.S. from 2015 to 2022, by category.
Distribution of national health care expenditure in the U.S. from 2015 to 2022, by category
* Nursing care facilities and continuing care retirement communities. Includes freestanding facilities only. Additional services of this type provided in hospital-based facilities are counted as hospital care.
** Includes: other professional services; dental services; home health care; other health, residential, and personal care; durable and other non-durable medical products; government administration; net cost of health insurance; government public health activities; investment
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CMS. (December 13, 2023). Distribution of national health care expenditure in the U.S. from 2015 to 2022, by category [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/632328/national-health-expenditure-us-category/
CMS. "Distribution of national health care expenditure in the U.S. from 2015 to 2022, by category." Chart. December 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/632328/national-health-expenditure-us-category/
CMS. (2023). Distribution of national health care expenditure in the U.S. from 2015 to 2022, by category. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/632328/national-health-expenditure-us-category/
CMS. "Distribution of National Health Care Expenditure in The U.S. from 2015 to 2022, by Category." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/632328/national-health-expenditure-us-category/
CMS, Distribution of national health care expenditure in the U.S. from 2015 to 2022, by category Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/632328/national-health-expenditure-us-category/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Distribution of national health care expenditure in the U.S. from 2015 to 2022, by category [Graph], CMS, December 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/632328/national-health-expenditure-us-category/
