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U.S. health care expenditure distribution by payer 2014-2017

Distribution of U.S. health care expenditure from 2014 to 2017, by payer

The data displays the distribution of all health care expenditure in the U.S. from 2014 to 2017, by payer. Some 20% of all health care spending went to the Medicare program in 2017. Medicare is a federal health insurance program for hospital and medical care for elderly and certain disabled persons. Medicare is administered by the U.S. federal government since 1976.

Private insurance	33.1	33.4	33	34
Medicare	20.1	19.9	20	20
Medicaid	16.6	16.7	17	17
Other government programs	12.1	11.8	12	12
Out-of-pocket	11.1	10.9	10	10
Other private	7	7.3	8	7

U.S. health care expenditure distribution by payer 2014-2017

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