Most Americans Have Good Health, Little Unmet Need, And Few Health Care Expenses [Spending On Health Care]

The distribution of health care expenditures remains highly concentrated, but most Americans use few health care resources and have low out-of-pocket spending. More than 93 percent of "low spenders" (those in the bottom half of the population) believe they have received all needed care in a timely manner. The low spending by the majority of the population has remained almost unchanged during the thirty-seven-year period examined.

Source: Health Affairs - April 3, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Berk, M. L., Fang, Z. Tags: Access To Care, Health Spending, Insurance Market Spending On Health Care Source Type: research