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  Publication Details

Title:
   The Concentration of Health Care Expenditures and Related Expenses for Costly Medical Conditions, 2009
Product type:
   Statistical Brief 359
MEPS component:
   Household Component
Publication date:
   February 16, 2012
Description:
   In 2009, health care expenses among the U.S. community population totaled $1.26 trillion. In 2009, the top five most costly medical conditions in terms of health care expenditures were for treatment of heart disease, trauma-related disorders, cancer, mental disorders, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)/asthma.
Author(s):
   Steven B. Cohen, PhD
Agency:
   Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Source:
   Web only
MEPS Topics:
   Health Care Costs/Expenditures, Medical Conditions, Medical Expenditures, Priority Conditions -- General
PDF link:
   data_files/publications/st359/stat359.pdf (325 KB)
HTML link:
   data_files/publications/st359/stat359.shtml
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