Health spending levels change U.S. by category 2001-2021

This statistic describes the average change in health spending levels in the United States in the past 20 years from 2001 to 2021, sorted by category. The net costs for health insurance saw an average increase of nearly five percent between 2001 and 2021.

Average change in health spending levels in the United States from 2001 to 2021, by category

Characteristic	Average change in health spending
National Health Expenditures	5.4%
Personal Health Care	5.3%
Hospital Care	5.6%
Physician and Clinical Services	5.2%
Dental Services	4.5%
Other Professional Services	6.1%
Nursing Care Facilities	3.5%
Home Health Care	6.7%
Other Health Care	6%
Prescription Drugs	5.1%
Net Cost of Health Insurance	5%
Government Administration	4.5%
Public Health Activities	7.2%
Investment	4.3%

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Release date

August 2023

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2001 to 2021

Supplementary notes

Spending refers to National Health Expenditures.
* Government administration includes the administrative costs of government health care programs such as Medicare and Medicaid. Investment includes noncommercial research, structures, and equipment. Net cost of health insurance reflects the difference between benefits and premiums for private insurance and includes administrative expenses, premium taxes, and profits. Other health care refers to other health, residential, and personal care. Other medical products is durable medical equipment and nondurable medical products.

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