Table 1. Distribution of health care expenses for the |
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U.S. population, by percent of total: Selected years, |
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1977-2002 |
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Top 1 percent |
27% 29% 28% 28% 22% |
Top 5 percent |
55% 55% 56% 56% 49% |
Bottom 50 percent |
3% 4% 3% 3% 3% |
Sources: Berk ML, Monheit AC. The concentration of health expenditures: an update. |
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Health Aff (Millwood) 1992 Winter; 145-9. Yu WW, Ezzati-Rice TM. Concentration of |
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health care expenses in the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population. Statistical Brief |
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