Source Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality US Department of Health and Human Services Discussion of health spending often focus on averages but spending varies considerably across the population ID: 560896
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How do health expenditures vary across the population?Slide2
Source:
Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Discussion of health spending often focus on averages, but spending varies considerably across the population
Contribution
to total health expenditures by individuals, 2013Slide3
Source:
Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services
Out-of-pocket spending on health services is almost as concentrated as overall health spending
Out-of-pocket
Spending on Health Services, 2013Slide4
Source:
Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services
Family spending is also very concentrated, with 10% of families accounting for half of spending
Contribution
to total health spending per family, 2013Slide5
Source:
Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services
Most of the population reports being in good or better health
Reported
Health Status, 2013Slide6
Source:
Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services
Among those reporting fair or poor health, there is considerable concentration of health spending
Distribution of health spending among those reporting fair or poor health, 2013Slide7
Source:
Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services
Considerable spending variation exists among the elderly, who see the highest proportion of health spending overall
Distribution
of health spending among elderly population (age 65+), 2013Slide8
Source:
Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services
People age 55 and over account for almost half of total health spending
Share of total health spending by age group, 2013Slide9
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Indicates that, for the age range, the difference in estimates for males and females is statistically significant (p<.05)
Source
: Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
While health spending increases throughout adulthood for both men and women, spending varies by age
Average
health spending by age and gender, 2013Slide10
Source:
Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services
Note: For all diagnoses shown, with the exception of asthma, diagnosis status was asked only of respondents age 18 or older. All respondents were asked about their asthma diagnosis status.
Diagnosis with a serious or chronic health condition is associated with higher spending
Per
capita health spending based on diagnosis status, in $U.S. Dollars, 2013Slide11
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Indicates that, for the age range, the difference from the average of
other racial/ethnic groups is statistically significant (p<.05)
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Whites have higher health spending in most age categories than people in other groups
Average
health spending by age and race/ethnicity, 2013Slide12
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Indicates that, for the age range, the difference in estimates for
the insured and uninsured is statistically significant (p<.05)
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
People with some insurance have much higher health spending than people who are uninsured all year
Average
health spending by age and insurance, 2013Slide13
Source:
Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services
A substantial share of the population spends $200 or less out-of-pocket on health care services
Average
out-of-pocket spending in $US Dollars, 2013