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Chartbook on Care Affordability

Supplemental Measures of Care Affordability

  • Supplemental measures:
    • May provide contextual information related to health care quality.
    • Are not part of the measure set tracked in the QRDR because they are difficult to interpret.
  • Supplemental measures of Care Affordability:
    • Per capita national health expenditures.

Per Capital Health Expenditures

Per capita national health expenditures in 2009 $, by largest components, 2003-2013

Chart shows per capita national health expenditures in 2009 $, by largest components. For details, go to table below.

Components 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Hospital 2,264 2,298 2,367 2,402 2,441 2,470 2,530 2,561 2,598 2,664 2,700
Physician and Clinical 1,432 1,484 1,534 1,583 1,586 1,638 1,639 1,642 1,677 1,721 1,775
Prescription Drug 726 758 774 809 831 825 831 795 778 763 760
Nursing Care Facilities 433 433 441 443 451 451 451 454 459 459 463
Health Insurance Administration and Profit 419 432 426 449 447 469 449 458 441 453 477
Other 2,010 2,071 2,127 2,153 2,231 2,274 2,262 2,294 2,314 2,360 2,380

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, National Health Expenditure Data, 2003-2013.
Denominator: U.S. population.

  • Importance: Higher per capita national health expenditures may make health care unaffordable for some Americans.
  • Trends:
    • Total per capita national health expenditures in 2009 dollars rose from $7,283 in 2003 to $8,555 in 2013.
    • Expenditures on hospitals and physicians rose at 2% per year while expenditures on prescription drugs changed little.
  • The five largest components of national health expenditures were hospital, physician and clinical, prescription drug, and nursing care expenditures, along with health insurance administration and profit.

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Page originally created September 2015

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