Healthcare Spending Report
Private insurance spending outpaces Medicare and Medicaid
Cumulative growth in per enrolled person spending by private insurance, Medicare, and Medicaid, 2008-2021 On a per enrollee basis, private insurance spending has typically grown much faster than Medicare and Medicaid spending Per enrollee spending by private insurance grew by 54.1% from 2008 to 2021 — much faster than both Medicare and Medicaid spending growth […]
Healthcare spending surges in 2021
Total national health expenditures, US $ Trillions, 1970-2021 Total health expenditures increased moderately in 2021 Note: A constant dollar is an inflation adjusted value used to compare dollar values from one period to another. Total health expenditures represent the amount spent on health care and related activities (such as administration of insurance, health research, and […]