How has U.S. spending on healthcare changed over time?

(By Imani Telesford, Shameek Rakshit, Matthew McGough, Emma Wager, and Krutika Amin for Kaiser Family Foundation published February 7, 2023)

This slideshow examines trends in U.S. health spending over time, including the share of household budgets devoted to health expenses and comparisons of out-of-pocket expenditures to money spent on insurance through 2021 The data shows that U.S. heath spending outpaced the country’s economic growth before slowing in recent years, and that health insurance represents a growing share of total health expenditures, particularly public programs. To view slideshow, click here…

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