Historical
The National Health Expenditure Accounts (NHEA) are the official estimates of total health care spending in the United States. Dating back to 1960, the NHEA measures annual U.S. expenditures for health care goods and services, public health activities, government administration, the net cost of health insurance, and investment related to health care. The data are presented by type of service, sources of funding, and by type of sponsor.
U.S. health care spending accelerated slightly in 2010, increasing 3.9 percent compared to growth of 3.8 percent in 2009. Total health expenditures reached $2.6 trillion, which translates to $8,402 per person or 17.9 percent of the nation's Gross Domestic Product, the same share as in 2009.
For additional information, see below.
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- Highlights [PDF, 49KB]
- NHE tables [PDF, 565KB]
- National Health Expenditures by type of service and source of funds, CY 1960-2010 [ZIP, 42KB]
- NHE summary including share of GDP, CY 1960-2010 [ZIP, 2KB]
- Sponsor Highlights [PDF, 386KB]
- Definitions, Sources, Methods [PDF, 419KB]
- Summary of benchmark changes (2009) [PDF, 166KB]
- Summary of benchmark changes (2004) [PDF, 34KB]
- Quick Reference: National Health Expenditure category definitions [PDF, 93KB]
- Nation's health dollar - where it came from, where it went [PDF, 351KB]
- Financing Health Care: Businesses, Households, and Governments, 1987-2003 [PDF, 1MB]
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