THE 2019 NATION’S
HEALTH DOLLAR
Where It
Came From
Health Insurance
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($3.8 TRILLION)
73%
Health Insurance
11%
Out of Pocket
9%
Other Third Party
Payers and Programs
2
5%
Investment
3%
Government Public
Health Activities
1
(Broken Down Below)
31%
Private Health
Insurance
10%
Medicaid
(Title XIX)
Federal
21%
Medicare
4%
VA, DOD, and CHIP
(Titles XIX and Title XXI)
6%
Medicaid (Title XIX)
State and Local
Where It
Went
31%
Hospital Care
20%
Physician and
ClinicalServices
14%
Other
(Broken Down Below)
10%
Prescription
Drugs
8%
Government Administration
and Net cost
of Health
10%
Investment
3
5%
Nursing Care Facilities andContinuing Care Retirement Communities
3%
Other Professional Services
4%
Dental Services
31%
Other Health
Residential and
Personal Care
4
3%
Public Health Activities
3%
Home Health
Care
2%
Other Non-Durable
Medical Products
2%
Durable Medical Equipment
Other
Where it Came From
Where it Went
1. Includes worksite health care, other private revenues, Indian Health Service, workers’ compensation, general assistance, maternal and child health, vocational rehabilitation, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, school health, and other federal and state local programs.
2. Includes co-payments, deductibles, and any amounts not covered by health insurance.
3. Includes Noncommercial Research and Structures and Equipment.
4. Includes expenditures for residential care facilities, ambulance providers, medical care delivered in non-traditional settings (such as community centers, senior citizens centers, school, and military field stations), and expenditures for Home and Community Waiver programs under Medicaid.
Note: Sum of pieces may not equal 100% due to rounding.
SOURCE: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary, National Health Statistics Group.
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