US Spending on Personal Health Care and Public Health, 1996-2013
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- 27 December 2016
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 316 (24), 2627-2646
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2016.16885
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%.2Keywords
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