In 2022, total U.S. out-of-pocket health care payments reached some 471.4 billion U.S. dollars. In the U.S. especially, out-of-pocket payments for prescribed drugs can be very high. This statistic depicts the total out-of-pocket health care payments in the United States from 1960 to 2022.
Total out-of-pocket health care payments in the United States from 1960 to 2022
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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CMS. (December 13, 2023). Total out-of-pocket health care payments in the United States from 1960 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 21, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/484568/us-total-out-of-pocket-health-care-payments-since-1960/
CMS. "Total out-of-pocket health care payments in the United States from 1960 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. December 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 21, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/484568/us-total-out-of-pocket-health-care-payments-since-1960/
CMS. (2023). Total out-of-pocket health care payments in the United States from 1960 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 21, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/484568/us-total-out-of-pocket-health-care-payments-since-1960/
CMS. "Total Out-of-pocket Health Care Payments in The United States from 1960 to 2022 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/484568/us-total-out-of-pocket-health-care-payments-since-1960/
CMS, Total out-of-pocket health care payments in the United States from 1960 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/484568/us-total-out-of-pocket-health-care-payments-since-1960/ (last visited April 21, 2025)
Total out-of-pocket health care payments in the United States from 1960 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], CMS, December 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/484568/us-total-out-of-pocket-health-care-payments-since-1960/
