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Concentration of Healthcare Expenditures and Selected Characteristics of Persons With High Expenses, United States Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2018-2021 |
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The height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021 resulted in major shifts in patterns of U.S. healthcare consumption and delivery. Data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component (MEPS-HC) indicate that expenditures on healthcare for the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population totaled approximately $2.3 trillion in 2021. Most of these expenses, though, remained highly concentrated among a small proportion of persons, with 5 percent of the population accounting for more than half of all healthcare expenditures.
This Statistical Brief uses MEPS-HC data to describe the overall concentration of health care expenditures across the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2021 compared with 2018, 2019, and 2020. We identify the most commonly treated conditions among persons in the top expenditure groups and illustrate the shares of expenses by age groups, race/ethnicity, type of medical service, and source of payment for 2021. |
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Adriana Hernandez-Viver, MS and Emily M. Mitchell, PhD |
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Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
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