KFF December 16, 2021
New 2020 data on U.S. health spending are now available on the Health Spending Explorer, an interactive tool that allows users to explore trends in health expenditures by federal and local governments, insurers, service providers, and individuals.
The data, which span from 1960 to 2020, are based on the just-released national health spending report from the federal government. The new data reflect the country experiencing a global pandemic which impacted health care spending and policymaking in 2020. Points of interest include:
- Overall, U.S. health care spending growth doubled from 4.3% in 2019; the 9.7% increase is the largest increase since 2002, driven...
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