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  Publication Details

Title:
   Differentials in the Concentration of Health Expenditures across Population Subgroups in the U.S., 2012
Product type:
   Statistical Brief 448
MEPS component:
   Household Component
Publication date:
   September 23, 2014
Description:
   In 2012, health care expenses among the U.S. community population totaled $1.35 trillion. Medical care expenses, however, are highly concentrated among a relatively small proportion of individuals in the community population. Overall, the top 50 percent of the population ranked by their expenditures accounted for 97.3 percent of overall health care expenditures while the lower 50 percent accounted for only 2.7 percent of the total.
Author(s):
   Steven B. Cohen, PhD
Agency:
   Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Source:
   Web Only
MEPS Topics:
   Health Care Costs/Expenditures
PDF link:
   data_files/publications/st448/stat448.pdf (231 KB)
HTML link:
   data_files/publications/st448/stat448.shtml
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