US Spending on Personal Health Care and Public Health, 1996-2013

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Abstract
Health care spending in the United States is greater than in any other country in the world.1 According to official US estimates, spending on health care reached $2.9 trillion in 2014, amounting to more than 17% of the US economy and more than $9110 per person.2 Between 2013 and 2014 alone, spending on health care increased 5.3%.2