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 ...
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Health care spending also varies by factors such as age and sex. Average health<br />
care spending per person increases with age, although spending for children and for<br />
young adults (those aged 24 and younger) was roughly the same per person in 2009<br />
(Figure 6). Adults aged 65 and older have the highest health care spending, averaging<br />
$9,744 per person in 2009. Women are reported to have higher average spending<br />
than men ($4,635 vs. $3,559 respectively).<br />
Figure 6: Distribution of Average Spending<br />
Per Person, 2009<br />
Age (in years)<br />
<strong>HEALTH</strong> <strong>CARE</strong> <strong>COSTS</strong>: KEY INFORMATION ON <strong>HEALTH</strong> <strong>CARE</strong> <strong>COSTS</strong> AND THEIR IMPACT<br />
Sex<br />
Average Spending<br />
Per Person<br />