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US Health Spending

The United States spends more on health care than any other country in the world. However, there is wide variation between counties, with spending per capita ranging from below $3,500 to more than $13,000.

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$144 billion was spent on type 2 diabetes in the US in 2019, more than any other health condition.
42% of heath spending in the US was on outpatient care, while 23.8% was on inpatient hospital care, and 13.7% on prescription pharmaceuticals.
41% of personal health care spending was on individuals over 65 years, with the greatest share of all age groups spent on those 65-69.
65% of the variation in spending between US counties can be explained by variation in service utilization.

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Datasets in our catalog

Reports

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Analytic Support Initiative Disease Expenditures Report

The Analytic Support Initiative (ASI) is a collaborative effort between the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), supported by a grant from the Peterson Center on Healthcare and Gates Ventures.

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The State(s) of Cancer in America

Disparities in mortality by county and $115 billion in spending raise issues of cost, quality, and value of services.

Scientific publications

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Drivers of variation in health care spending across US counties

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Tracking US health care spending by health condition and county

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US Health Care Spending by Race and Ethnicity, 2002-2016

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US spending on personal health care and public health, 1996–2013