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Concentration of Healthcare Expenditures and Selected Characteristics of Persons With High Expenses, U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2020 |
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The COVID-19 pandemic significantly disrupted healthcare utilization in the U.S. in 2020, yet the majority of healthcare expenditures remained highly concentrated in a small proportion of the population. This statistical brief describes the overall concentration of health care expenditures for the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020 compared with previous years and describes the most commonly treated conditions among persons in the top expenditure groups in 2020, as well as the shares of expenses by age groups, race/ethnicity, type of medical service, and source of payment. |
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Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |