U.S. Healthcare Spending was $9,523 Per Capita in 2014

Health Affairs recently published a study on national health spending trends in 2014. Here are some key findings from the report:

·         U.S. health care spending increased 5.3% to $3.0 trillion in 2014.

·         Health spending was $9,523 per capita in 2014, 4.5% higher than in 2013.

·         The share of gross domestic product used for health care was 17.5%, up from 17.3% in 2013.

·         Retail prescription drug expenditures increased by 12.2% in 2014.

·         Medicaid spending growth increased at a rate of 11%, compared to 5.9% in 2013.

·         The federal government's share of health spending increased from 26% in 2013 to 28% in 2014.

Source: Health Affairs, November 2015