A one-page list of the nation's healthcare spending in 13 industry sectors—alongside the national health expenditure average—analyzed in aggregate and ranked by percentage change in spending from 2016 to 2017. Source: CMS' Office of the Actuary, National Health Statistics Group. Published January 7, 2019, p. 34.
This list includes the following data points:
- Hospital care of any type
- Physician and clinical services
- Dental services
- Home healthcare
- Free-standing nursing-care facilities, continuing care retirement communities
- Retail sales of prescription drugs
- Retail outlet sales of durable medical equipment
- Government administration
- Health insurance (based on net cost)
- Public health activity
- Structures and equipment investment
Spending by source:
- Out of pocket
- Private health insurance
- Medicare
- Medicaid
- Other health insurance programs
- Other third-party payers and programs/government public health activities
- Investment
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