1 in 5 Americans Paid For Complementary Health Approaches in 2012

The CDC recently released a National Health Statistics Report on complementary health expenditures in 2012. Here are some key findings from the report:

·         20% of Americans had 1 or more expenditures for complementary health approaches in 2012.

·         55.2 million adults (23.5%) had at least one expenditure for some complementary health approach.

·         4.1 million children (7.1%) had at least one expenditure for some complementary health approach.

·         $30.2 billion was spent out-of-pocket on complementary health approaches in 2012.

·         Adults spent $14.1 billion for visits to complementary practitioners amd $12 billion for supplements.

·         4.2% of children and 13.7% of adults purchased natural product supplements in 2012.

Source: CDC, June 22, 2016