HEALTH CARE COSTS: A PRimER - The Henry J. Kaiser Family ...
HEALTH CARE COSTS: A PRimER - The Henry J. Kaiser Family ... HEALTH CARE COSTS: A PRimER - The Henry J. Kaiser Family ...
How Does Health Care Spending Vary by Person? A small share of people accounts for a significant share of expenses in any year. In 2009, almost half of all health care spending was used to treat just 5% of the population, which included individuals with health expenses at or above $17,402 (Figure 5). 12 Under a quarter of health spending (21.8%) went towards the treatment of the 1% of the population who had total health expenses above $51,951 in 2009. Because the onset of disease is unpredictable and can require intensive technology and time to treat, the distribution of health spending is highly concentrated. Percent of Total Health Care Spending Figure 5: Concentration of Health Care Spending in the U.S. Population, 2009 (≥$51,951) (≥$17,402) (≥$9,570) (≥$6,343) (≥$4,586) (≥$851) (
Health care spending also varies by factors such as age and sex. Average health care spending per person increases with age, although spending for children and for young adults (those aged 24 and younger) was roughly the same per person in 2009 (Figure 6). Adults aged 65 and older have the highest health care spending, averaging $9,744 per person in 2009. Women are reported to have higher average spending than men ($4,635 vs. $3,559 respectively). Figure 6: Distribution of Average Spending Per Person, 2009 Age (in years) HEALTH CARE COSTS: KEY INFORMATION ON HEALTH CARE COSTS AND THEIR IMPACT Sex Average Spending Per Person
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- Page 20 and 21: Figure 11: Cumulative Percent Chang
- Page 22 and 23: Figure 13 provides detail about the
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- Page 38 and 39: Conclusion Policymakers face signif
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How Does Health Care Spending Vary by Person?<br />
A small share of people accounts for a significant share of expenses in any year.<br />
In 2009, almost half of all health care spending was used to treat just 5% of the<br />
population, which included individuals with health expenses at or above $17,402<br />
(Figure 5). 12 Under a quarter of health spending (21.8%) went towards the treatment of<br />
the 1% of the population who had total health expenses above $51,951 in 2009.<br />
Because the onset of disease is unpredictable and can require intensive technology<br />
and time to treat, the distribution of health spending is highly concentrated.<br />
Percent of Total Health Care Spending<br />
Figure 5: Concentration of Health Care<br />
Spending in the U.S. Population, 2009<br />
(≥$51,951) (≥$17,402) (≥$9,570) (≥$6,343) (≥$4,586) (≥$851) (
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