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10.6% of Total Health Spending Was Out-Of-Pocket in 2016
The California Health Care Foundation recently published an analysis of US healthcare spending. Here are some key findings on health spending distribution from the report:
• Private health insurance paid for one third of total health spending in 2016.
• Medicare paid for 20.1% of total health spending in 2016.
• Medicaid paid for 16.9% of total health spending in 2016.
• 10.6% of total health spending in 2016 was out-of-pocket.
Source: California Health Care Foundation, May 2018
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