Health spending levels change by payer U.S. 2020

Compared to the previous year, the annual federal Medicaid spending increased by 18.8 percent in 2020. This statistic describes the annual change in health spending levels in the United States in 2020, sorted by payer.

Annual change in health spending levels in the United States in 2020, by payer

Characteristic	Change in health spending level
Other payers	54.8%
Medicaid (Federal)*	18.8%
Other public health insurance	8.4%
Medicare	3.5%
Private health insurance	-1.2%
Out-of-pocket	-3.7%
Medicaid (State)*	-7%

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Release date

October 2022

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United States

Survey time period

2020

Supplementary notes

Spending refers to National Health Expenditures.
Other payers includes worksite health care, Indian Health Services, workers’ compensation, Maternal and Child Health, and vocational rehabilitation. Other public insurance includes Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs health care and the Children’s Health Insurance Program. Out-of-pocket includes consumer spending on copays, deductibles, and goods and care not covered by insurance; it does not include premiums.

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