US Health Care Spending by Payer and Health Condition, 1996-2016
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Joseph L. Dieleman, Jackie Cao, Abby Chapin
National spending estimates stratified by health condition, age group, sex, type of care, and type of payer and modeled for each year from 1996 through 2016 show low back and neck pain had the highest amount of health care spending in 2016.
Abstract
Estimates of US spending on health care showed substantial increases from 1996 through 2016, with the highest increases in population-adjusted spending by public insurance. Although spending on low back and neck pain, other musculoskeletal disorders, and diabetes accounted for the highest amounts of spending, the payers and the rates of change in annual spending growth rates varied considerably.