In 2019, out-of-pocket health spending was responsible for 38 percent of total U.S. household health spending. This statistic illustrates the health spending distribution of the households in the United States from 2013 to 2019.
Health spending distribution of U.S. households from 2013 to 2019
Characteristic
2013
2015
2017
2019
Out-of-pocket health spending
41%
38%
37%
38%
Private insurance premiums (employee or enrollee share)
36%
28%
28%
27%
Medicare payroll tax
15%
16%
17%
16%
Medicare part B (and D for 2019) premiums
7%
7%
8%
9%
Direct Purchase Insurance (household contribution)*
-
7%
6%
7%
Medical Portion of Property and Casualty Insurance
Health spending refers to national health expenditures. Not shown: other private revenues, which includes philanthropy, privately funded structures and
equipment, and investment income. Medicaid buy-in premiums for Medicare are reflected under Medicaid. Figures may not add due to rounding.
2013-2018 values were quoted from previous editions of "California Health Care Almanac - Health Care Costs 101".
* Includes premiums paid by individuals for marketplace plans, Medigap, and other directly purchased health insurance, such as coverage purchased off-exchange.
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CHCF. (June 28, 2021). Health spending distribution of U.S. households from 2013 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 19, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/246945/health-spending-distribution-of-the-households-in-the-us/
CHCF. "Health spending distribution of U.S. households from 2013 to 2019." Chart. June 28, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/246945/health-spending-distribution-of-the-households-in-the-us/
CHCF. (2021). Health spending distribution of U.S. households from 2013 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/246945/health-spending-distribution-of-the-households-in-the-us/
CHCF. "Health Spending Distribution of U.S. Households from 2013 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/246945/health-spending-distribution-of-the-households-in-the-us/
CHCF, Health spending distribution of U.S. households from 2013 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/246945/health-spending-distribution-of-the-households-in-the-us/ (last visited January 19, 2022)
