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Medicaid spending as a percent of total U.S. health expenditure by service 2015

Medicaid expenditure as a percentage of total U.S. health expenditure in 2009 and 2015, by service category

The data illustrates Medicaid's expenditure as a percentage of total U.S. health expenditure comparing 2009 and 2015, by service category. In 2009, Medicaid's expenditure as a percentage regarding nursing homes was 31.8% of the U.S.' total health expenditure. In 2015, this share was only a little lower - 31.7%.

Total	15.6	17
Other prof.	7.1	8
Dental	7.8	9.8
Drugs	8.7	9.8
Physician	8.2	11
Hospital	18.9	17.9
Nursing home	31.8	31.7
Home health	35.6	36
Other health, personal, and residential care	52.6	56.6

Medicaid spending as a percent of total U.S. health expenditure by service 2015

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