The Cost of Health Insurance the Year You Were Born
It’s incredibly expensive for American families to keep themselves healthy — and that expense only continues to rise. High healthcare spending could be positive if it leads to better healthcare outcomes. However, that is not the case for the United States.
According to the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services, the cost of government health insurance programs is expected to double in the next decade from $1.4 trillion in 2017 to $2.6 trillion in 2027. And private health insurance is projected to grow 4.8% every year.
Total healthcare costs will rise to $15,375 per employee this year, according to National Business Group On Health, which is a significant increase from $14,642 the previous year. This could mean Americans will see more out-of-pocket healthcare expenses in 2020, with the average person shelling out nearly $4,500, even with health coverage from employers. But health insurance cost isn’t a new problem for Americans — in fact, the total national health consumption expenditures 60 years ago was an alarming $24.7 billion.
To determine how much health insurance cost the year you were born, GOBankingRates analyzed data from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services dating back to 1960.
Using this data, GOBankingRates found the national health consumption expenditures per capita, out-of-pocket expenditures on healthcare per capita and expenditures paid out by health insurance per capita for every year from 1960 to 2018. The total national health consumption expenditures represent spending for all medical care rendered during the year and are the sum of primary healthcare, government public health activity, government administration and the net cost of health insurance.
As supplemental data, GOBankingRates also found the year-over-year change for each of these factors. This study is in chronological order by year, beginning with 1960. Discover how much health insurance cost the year you were born and how these costs just continue to climb.
Last updated: Feb. 24, 2020
1960
National health consumption expenditures
Total: $24,700,000,000
Per capita: $132.65
Year-over-year change per capita: N/A
Out-of-pocket expenditures
Total: $12,949,000,000
Per capita: $69.54
Year-over-year change per capita: N/A
Expenditures paid out by health insurance
Total: $7,497,000,000
Per capita: $40.26
Year-over-year change per capita: N/A
1961
National health consumption expenditures
Total: $26,300,000,000
Per capita: $139.01
Year-over-year change per capita: 4.79%
Out-of-pocket expenditures
Total: $13,357,000,000
Per capita: $70.60
Year-over-year change per capita: 1.52%
Expenditures paid out by health insurance
Total: $8,236,000,000
Per capita: $43.53
Year-over-year change per capita: 8.12%
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1962
National health consumption expenditures
Total: $28,400,000,000
Per capita: $147.92
Year-over-year change per capita: 6.41%
Out-of-pocket expenditures
Total: $14,255,000,000
Per capita: $74.24
Year-over-year change per capita: 5.17%
Expenditures paid out by health insurance
Total: $8,999,000,000
Per capita: $46.87
Year-over-year change per capita: 7.67%
1963
National health consumption expenditures
Total: $30,900,000,000
Per capita: $158.62
Year-over-year change per capita: 7.24%
Out-of-pocket expenditures
Total: $15,311,000,000
Per capita: $78.60
Year-over-year change per capita: 5.86%
Expenditures paid out by health insurance
Total: $9,892,000,000
Per capita: $50.78
Year-over-year change per capita: 8.34%
1964
National health consumption expenditures
Total: $34,100,000,000
Per capita: $172.75
Year-over-year change per capita: 8.90%
Out-of-pocket expenditures
Total: $16,928,000,000
Per capita: $85.75
Year-over-year change per capita: 9.10%
Expenditures paid out by health insurance
Total: $10,971,000,000
Per capita: $55.58
Year-over-year change per capita: 9.45%
1965
National health consumption expenditures
Total: $37,200,000,000
Per capita: $186.19
Year-over-year change per capita: 7.78%
Out-of-pocket expenditures
Total: $18,209,000,000
Per capita: $91.14
Year-over-year change per capita: 6.28%
Expenditures paid out by health insurance
Total: $12,023,000,000
Per capita: $60.18
Year-over-year change per capita: 8.27%
1966
National health consumption expenditures
Total: $41,200,000,000
Per capita: $204.06
Year-over-year change per capita: 9.60%
Out-of-pocket expenditures
Total: $18,594,000,000
Per capita: $92.10
Year-over-year change per capita: 1.05%
Expenditures paid out by health insurance
Total: $15,673,000,000
Per capita: $77.63
Year-over-year change per capita: 29.00%
1967
National health consumption expenditures
Total: $46,500,000,000
Per capita: $228.28
Year-over-year change per capita: 11.87%
Out-of-pocket expenditures
Total: $18,537,000,000
Per capita: $91.00
Year-over-year change per capita: -1.19%
Expenditures paid out by health insurance
Total: $21,109,000,000
Per capita: $103.63
Year-over-year change per capita: 33.49%
1968
National health consumption expenditures
Total: $52,700,000,000
Per capita: $256.32
Year-over-year change per capita: 12.29%
Out-of-pocket expenditures
Total: $20,500,000,000
Per capita: $99.71
Year-over-year change per capita: 9.57%
Expenditures paid out by health insurance
Total: $24,379,000,000
Per capita: $118.57
Year-over-year change per capita: 14.42%
1969
National health consumption expenditures
Total: $59,100,000,000
Per capita: $284.68
Year-over-year change per capita: 11.06%
Out-of-pocket expenditures
Total: $22,601,000,000
Per capita: $108.87
Year-over-year change per capita: 9.19%
Expenditures paid out by health insurance
Total: $27,565,000,000
Per capita: $132.78
Year-over-year change per capita: 11.98%
1970
National health consumption expenditures
Total: $67,000,000,000
Per capita: $318.74
Year-over-year change per capita: 11.96%
Out-of-pocket expenditures
Total: $24,953,000,000
Per capita: $118.71
Year-over-year change per capita: 9.04%
Expenditures paid out by health insurance
Total: $31,763,000,000
Per capita: $151.11
Year-over-year change per capita: 13.80%
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1971
National health consumption expenditures
Total: $74,300,000,000
Per capita: $349.15
Year-over-year change per capita: 9.54%
Out-of-pocket expenditures
Total: $26,312,000,000
Per capita: $123.65
Year-over-year change per capita: 4.16%
Expenditures paid out by health insurance
Total: $36,727,000,000
Per capita: $172.59
Year-over-year change per capita: 14.22%
1972
National health consumption expenditures
Total: $83,300,000,000
Per capita: $387.62
Year-over-year change per capita: 11.02%
Out-of-pocket expenditures
Total: $28,646,000,000
Per capita: $133.30
Year-over-year change per capita: 7.81%
Expenditures paid out by health insurance
Total: $42,617,000,000
Per capita: $198.31
Year-over-year change per capita: 14.90%
1973
National health consumption expenditures
Total: $93,100,000,000
Per capita: $429.63
Year-over-year change per capita: 10.84%
Out-of-pocket expenditures
Total: $31,625,000,000
Per capita: $145.94
Year-over-year change per capita: 9.48%
Expenditures paid out by health insurance
Total: $48,027,000,000
Per capita: $221.63
Year-over-year change per capita: 11.76%
1974
National health consumption expenditures
Total: $105,900,000,000
Per capita: $484.89
Year-over-year change per capita: 12.86%
Out-of-pocket expenditures
Total: $34,373,000,000
Per capita: $157.39
Year-over-year change per capita: 7.84%
Expenditures paid out by health insurance
Total: $55,956,000,000
Per capita: $256.21
Year-over-year change per capita: 15.60%
1975
National health consumption expenditures
Total: $121,100,000,000
Per capita: $549.95
Year-over-year change per capita: 13.42%
Out-of-pocket expenditures
Total: $37,262,000,000
Per capita: $169.22
Year-over-year change per capita: 7.52%
Expenditures paid out by health insurance
Total: $66,330,000,000
Per capita: $301.23
Year-over-year change per capita: 17.57%
1976
National health consumption expenditures
Total: $139,300,000,000
Per capita: $627.48
Year-over-year change per capita: 14.10%
Out-of-pocket expenditures
Total: $40,647,000,000
Per capita: $183.09
Year-over-year change per capita: 8.20%
Expenditures paid out by health insurance
Total: $79,068,000,000
Per capita: $356.16
Year-over-year change per capita: 18.24%
1977
National health consumption expenditures
Total: $159,900,000,000
Per capita: $714.48
Year-over-year change per capita: 13.86%
Out-of-pocket expenditures
Total: $44,853,000,000
Per capita: $200.42
Year-over-year change per capita: 9.46%
Expenditures paid out by health insurance
Total: $93,115,000,000
Per capita: $416.06
Year-over-year change per capita: 16.82%
1978
National health consumption expenditures
Total: $180,000,000,000
Per capita: $796.81
Year-over-year change per capita: 11.52%
Out-of-pocket expenditures
Total: $48,016,000,000
Per capita: $212.55
Year-over-year change per capita: 6.06%
Expenditures paid out by health insurance
Total: $106,582,000,000
Per capita: $471.81
Year-over-year change per capita: 13.40%
1979
National health consumption expenditures
Total: $204,600,000,000
Per capita: $896.98
Year-over-year change per capita: 12.57%
Out-of-pocket expenditures
Total: $52,312,000,000
Per capita: $229.34
Year-over-year change per capita: 7.90%
Expenditures paid out by health insurance
Total: $122,739,000,000
Per capita: $538.09
Year-over-year change per capita: 14.05%
1980
National health consumption expenditures
Total: $235,500,000,000
Per capita: $1,022.14
Year-over-year change per capita: 13.95%
Out-of-pocket expenditures
Total: $58,146,000,000
Per capita: $252.37
Year-over-year change per capita: 10.04%
Expenditures paid out by health insurance
Total: $142,333,000,000
Per capita: $617.76
Year-over-year change per capita: 14.81%
1981
National health consumption expenditures
Total: $273,400,000,000
Per capita: $1,174.90
Year-over-year change per capita: 14.95%
Out-of-pocket expenditures
Total: $65,355,000,000
Per capita: $280.86
Year-over-year change per capita: 11.29%
Expenditures paid out by health insurance
Total: $167,730,000,000
Per capita: $720.80
Year-over-year change per capita: 16.68%
1982
National health consumption expenditures
Total: $308,000,000,000
Per capita: $1,310.64
Year-over-year change per capita: 11.55%
Out-of-pocket expenditures
Total: $72,450,000,000
Per capita: $308.30
Year-over-year change per capita: 9.77%
Expenditures paid out by health insurance
Total: $190,651,000,000
Per capita: $811.28
Year-over-year change per capita: 12.55%
1983
National health consumption expenditures
Total: $339,500,000,000
Per capita: $1,431.28
Year-over-year change per capita: 9.20%
Out-of-pocket expenditures
Total: $78,619,000,000
Per capita: $331.45
Year-over-year change per capita: 7.51%
Expenditures paid out by health insurance
Total: $212,741,000,000
Per capita: $896.88
Year-over-year change per capita: 10.55%
1984
National health consumption expenditures
Total: $375,100,000,000
Per capita: $1,566.83
Year-over-year change per capita: 9.47%
Out-of-pocket expenditures
Total: $86,500,000,000
Per capita: $361.32
Year-over-year change per capita: 9.01%
Expenditures paid out by health insurance
Total: $237,405,000,000
Per capita: $991.67
Year-over-year change per capita: 10.57%
1985
National health consumption expenditures
Total: $412,800,000,000
Per capita: $1,708.61
Year-over-year change per capita: 9.05%
Out-of-pocket expenditures
Total: $95,640,000,000
Per capita: $395.86
Year-over-year change per capita: 9.56%
Expenditures paid out by health insurance
Total: $259,273,000,000
Per capita: $1,073.15
Year-over-year change per capita: 8.22%
1986
National health consumption expenditures
Total: $443,700,000,000
Per capita: $1,819.19
Year-over-year change per capita: 6.47%
Out-of-pocket expenditures
Total: $103,610,000,000
Per capita: $424.81
Year-over-year change per capita: 7.31%
Expenditures paid out by health insurance
Total: $274,699,000,000
Per capita: $1,126.28
Year-over-year change per capita: 4.95%
1987
National health consumption expenditures
Total: $482,300,000,000
Per capita: $1,959.77
Year-over-year change per capita: 7.73%
Out-of-pocket expenditures
Total: $109,652,000,000
Per capita: $445.56
Year-over-year change per capita: 4.89%
Expenditures paid out by health insurance
Total: $300,035,000,000
Per capita: $1,219.16
Year-over-year change per capita: 8.25%
1988
National health consumption expenditures
Total: $540,500,000,000
Per capita: $2,175.93
Year-over-year change per capita: 11.03%
Out-of-pocket expenditures
Total: $120,217,000,000
Per capita: $483.97
Year-over-year change per capita: 8.62%
Expenditures paid out by health insurance
Total: $338,282,000,000
Per capita: $1,361.84
Year-over-year change per capita: 11.70%
1989
National health consumption expenditures
Total: $602,300,000,000
Per capita: $2,401.52
Year-over-year change per capita: 10.37%
Out-of-pocket expenditures
Total: $126,651,000,000
Per capita: $504.99
Year-over-year change per capita: 4.34%
Expenditures paid out by health insurance
Total: $387,271,000,000
Per capita: $1,544.14
Year-over-year change per capita: 13.39%
1990
National health consumption expenditures
Total: $674,100,000,000
Per capita: $2,657.08
Year-over-year change per capita: 10.64%
Out-of-pocket expenditures
Total: $137,882,000,000
Per capita: $543.48
Year-over-year change per capita: 7.62%
Expenditures paid out by health insurance
Total: $439,113,000,000
Per capita: $1,730.84
Year-over-year change per capita: 12.09%
1991
National health consumption expenditures
Total: $737,700,000,000
Per capita: $2,873.78
Year-over-year change per capita: 8.16%
Out-of-pocket expenditures
Total: $140,815,000,000
Per capita: $548.56
Year-over-year change per capita: 0.93%
Expenditures paid out by health insurance
Total: $492,308,000,000
Per capita: $1,917.83
Year-over-year change per capita: 10.80%
1992
National health consumption expenditures
Total: $798,700,000,000
Per capita: $3,074.29
Year-over-year change per capita: 6.98%
Out-of-pocket expenditures
Total: $143,178,000,000
Per capita: $551.11
Year-over-year change per capita: 0.46%
Expenditures paid out by health insurance
Total: $543,122,000,000
Per capita: $2,090.54
Year-over-year change per capita: 9.01%
1993
National health consumption expenditures
Total: $857,700,000,000
Per capita: $3,262.46
Year-over-year change per capita: 6.12%
Out-of-pocket expenditures
Total: $144,098,000,000
Per capita: $548.11
Year-over-year change per capita: -0.54%
Expenditures paid out by health insurance
Total: $593,278,000,000
Per capita: $2,256.67
Year-over-year change per capita: 7.95%
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1994
National health consumption expenditures
Total: $905,700,000,000
Per capita: $3,408.73
Year-over-year change per capita: 4.48%
Out-of-pocket expenditures
Total: $142,035,000,000
Per capita: $534.57
Year-over-year change per capita: -2.47%
Expenditures paid out by health insurance
Total: $636,746,000,000
Per capita: $2,396.48
Year-over-year change per capita: 6.20%
1995
National health consumption expenditures
Total: $958,200,000,000
Per capita: $3,570.04
Year-over-year change per capita: 4.73%
Out-of-pocket expenditures
Total: $144,816,000,000
Per capita: $539.55
Year-over-year change per capita: 0.93%
Expenditures paid out by health insurance
Total: $681,479,000,000
Per capita: $2,539.04
Year-over-year change per capita: 5.95%
1996
National health consumption expenditures
Total: $1,009,600,000,000
Per capita: $3,724.09
Year-over-year change per capita: 4.31%
Out-of-pocket expenditures
Total: $150,353,000,000
Per capita: $554.60
Year-over-year change per capita: 2.79%
Expenditures paid out by health insurance
Total: $722,123,000,000
Per capita: $2,663.68
Year-over-year change per capita: 4.91%
1997
National health consumption expenditures
Total: $1,064,800,000,000
Per capita: $3,888.97
Year-over-year change per capita: 4.43%
Out-of-pocket expenditures
Total: $161,371,000,000
Per capita: $589.38
Year-over-year change per capita: 6.27%
Expenditures paid out by health insurance
Total: $758,323,000,000
Per capita: $2,769.62
Year-over-year change per capita: 3.98%
1998
National health consumption expenditures
Total: $1,126,300,000,000
Per capita: $4,071.95
Year-over-year change per capita: 4.70%
Out-of-pocket expenditures
Total: $176,811,000,000
Per capita: $639.23
Year-over-year change per capita: 8.46%
Expenditures paid out by health insurance
Total: $792,113,000,000
Per capita: $2,863.75
Year-over-year change per capita: 3.40%
1999
National health consumption expenditures
Total: $1,197,000,000,000
Per capita: $4,285.71
Year-over-year change per capita: 5.25%
Out-of-pocket expenditures
Total: $187,575,000,000
Per capita: $671.59
Year-over-year change per capita: 5.06%
Expenditures paid out by health insurance
Total: $845,619,000,000
Per capita: $3,027.64
Year-over-year change per capita: 5.72%
2000
National health consumption expenditures
Total: $1,285,900,000,000
Per capita: $4,559.93
Year-over-year change per capita: 6.40%
Out-of-pocket expenditures
Total: $198,886,000,000
Per capita: $705.27
Year-over-year change per capita: 5.01%
Expenditures paid out by health insurance
Total: $919,001,000,000
Per capita: $3,258.87
Year-over-year change per capita: 7.64%
2001
National health consumption expenditures
Total: $1,398,800,000,000
Per capita: $4,911.52
Year-over-year change per capita: 7.71%
Out-of-pocket expenditures
Total: $206,200,000,000
Per capita: $724.02
Year-over-year change per capita: 2.66%
Expenditures paid out by health insurance
Total: $1,014,436,000,000
Per capita: $3,561.92
Year-over-year change per capita: 9.30%
2002
National health consumption expenditures
Total: $1,531,900,000,000
Per capita: $5,328.35
Year-over-year change per capita: 8.49%
Out-of-pocket expenditures
Total: $219,274,000,000
Per capita: $762.69
Year-over-year change per capita: 5.34%
Expenditures paid out by health insurance
Total: $1,121,575,000,000
Per capita: $3,901.13
Year-over-year change per capita: 9.52%
2003
National health consumption expenditures
Total: $1,663,900,000,000
Per capita: $5,739.57
Year-over-year change per capita: 7.72%
Out-of-pocket expenditures
Total: $235,636,000,000
Per capita: $812.82
Year-over-year change per capita: 6.57%
Expenditures paid out by health insurance
Total: $1,221,811,000,000
Per capita: $4,214.59
Year-over-year change per capita: 8.04%
2004
National health consumption expenditures
Total: $1,784,400,000,000
Per capita: $6,098.43
Year-over-year change per capita: 6.25%
Out-of-pocket expenditures
Total: $248,495,000,000
Per capita: $849.27
Year-over-year change per capita: 4.48%
Expenditures paid out by health insurance
Total: $1,320,082,000,000
Per capita: $4,511.56
Year-over-year change per capita: 7.05%
2005
National health consumption expenditures
Total: $1,904,100,000,000
Per capita: $6,448.02
Year-over-year change per capita: 5.73%
Out-of-pocket expenditures
Total: $263,816,000,000
Per capita: $893.38
Year-over-year change per capita: 5.19%
Expenditures paid out by health insurance
Total: $1,414,036,000,000
Per capita: $4,788.47
Year-over-year change per capita: 6.14%
2006
National health consumption expenditures
Total: $2,031,000,000,000
Per capita: $6,813.15
Year-over-year change per capita: 5.66%
Out-of-pocket expenditures
Total: $273,611,000,000
Per capita: $917.85
Year-over-year change per capita: 2.74%
Expenditures paid out by health insurance
Total: $1,517,037,000,000
Per capita: $5,089.02
Year-over-year change per capita: 6.28%
2007
National health consumption expenditures
Total: $2,156,000,000,000
Per capita: $7,162.79
Year-over-year change per capita: 5.13%
Out-of-pocket expenditures
Total: $290,381,000,000
Per capita: $964.72
Year-over-year change per capita: 5.11%
Expenditures paid out by health insurance
Total: $1,607,910,000,000
Per capita: $5,341.89
Year-over-year change per capita: 4.97%
2008
National health consumption expenditures
Total: $2,249,000,000,000
Per capita: $7,402.90
Year-over-year change per capita: 3.35%
Out-of-pocket expenditures
Total: $295,573,000,000
Per capita: $972.92
Year-over-year change per capita: 0.85%
Expenditures paid out by health insurance
Total: $1,693,476,000,000
Per capita: $5,574.31
Year-over-year change per capita: 4.35%
2009
National health consumption expenditures
Total: $2,352,800,000,000
Per capita: $7,678.85
Year-over-year change per capita: 3.73%
Out-of-pocket expenditures
Total: $294,167,000,000
Per capita: $960.08
Year-over-year change per capita: -1.32%
Expenditures paid out by health insurance
Total: $1,792,324,000,000
Per capita: $5,849.62
Year-over-year change per capita: 4.94%
2010
National health consumption expenditures
Total: $2,450,500,000,000
Per capita: $7,932.99
Year-over-year change per capita: 3.31%
Out-of-pocket expenditures
Total: $300,223,000,000
Per capita: $971.91
Year-over-year change per capita: 1.23%
Expenditures paid out by health insurance
Total: $1,871,239,000,000
Per capita: $6,057.75
Year-over-year change per capita: 3.56%
2011
National health consumption expenditures
Total: $2,533,400,000,000
Per capita: $8,145.98
Year-over-year change per capita: 2.68%
Out-of-pocket expenditures
Total: $310,434,000,000
Per capita: $998.18
Year-over-year change per capita: 2.70%
Expenditures paid out by health insurance
Total: $1,942,105,000,000
Per capita: $6,244.71
Year-over-year change per capita: 3.09%
2012
National health consumption expenditures
Total: $2,637,700,000,000
Per capita: $8,419.09
Year-over-year change per capita: 3.35%
Out-of-pocket expenditures
Total: $319,236,000,000
Per capita: $1,018.95
Year-over-year change per capita: 2.08%
Expenditures paid out by health insurance
Total: $2,015,814,000,000
Per capita: $6,434.13
Year-over-year change per capita: 3.03%
2013
National health consumption expenditures
Total: $2,720,900,000,000
Per capita: $8,624.09
Year-over-year change per capita: 2.43%
Out-of-pocket expenditures
Total: $326,864,000,000
Per capita: $1,036.02
Year-over-year change per capita: 1.68%
Expenditures paid out by health insurance
Total: $2,079,180,000,000
Per capita: $6,590.11
Year-over-year change per capita: 2.42%
2014
National health consumption expenditures
Total: $2,875,600,000,000
Per capita: $9,045.61
Year-over-year change per capita: 4.89%
Out-of-pocket expenditures
Total: $331,766,000,000
Per capita: $1,043.62
Year-over-year change per capita: 0.73%
Expenditures paid out by health insurance
Total: $2,223,027,000,000
Per capita: $6,992.85
Year-over-year change per capita: 6.11%
2015
National health consumption expenditures
Total: $3,045,500,000,000
Per capita: $9,514.21
Year-over-year change per capita: 5.18%
Out-of-pocket expenditures
Total: $341,706,000,000
Per capita: $1,067.50
Year-over-year change per capita: 2.29%
Expenditures paid out by health insurance
Total: $2,373,400,000,000
Per capita: $7,414.56
Year-over-year change per capita: 6.03%
2016
National health consumption expenditures
Total: $3,190,700,000,000
Per capita: $9,893.64
Year-over-year change per capita: 3.99%
Out-of-pocket expenditures
Total: $357,217,000,000
Per capita: $1,107.65
Year-over-year change per capita: 3.76%
Expenditures paid out by health insurance
Total: $2,487,483,000,000
Per capita: $7,713.13
Year-over-year change per capita: 4.03%
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2017
National health consumption expenditures
Total: $3,319,000,000,000
Per capita: $10,224.89
Year-over-year change per capita: 3.35%
Out-of-pocket expenditures
Total: $265,209,000,000
Per capita: $1,125.10
Year-over-year change per capita: 1.58%
Expenditures paid out by health insurance
Total: $2,592,332,000,000
Per capita: $7,986.24
Year-over-year change per capita: 3.54%
2018
National health consumption expenditures
Total: $3,475,000,000,000
Per capita: $10,639.93
Year-over-year change per capita: 4.06%
Out-of-pocket expenditures
Total: $375,610,000,000
Per capita: $1,150.06
Year-over-year change per capita: 2.22%
Expenditures paid out by health insurance
Total: $2,728,950,000,000
Per capita: $8,355.63
Year-over-year change per capita: 4.63%
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Methodology: GOBankingRates used the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services “National Health Expenditure Accounts by type of service and source of funds, CY 1960-2018” and “National Health Expenditure Accounts, Summary 1960-2018” to find 1) health consumption expenditures per capita; 2) out-of-pocket expenditures on healthcare per capita; and 3) expenditures paid out by health insurance per capita for each year from 1960 through 2018. GOBankingRates also found the year-over-year change for each factor as supplemental data. All data was collected on and is up to date as of Jan. 29, 2020.
This article originally appeared on GOBankingRates.com: The Cost of Health Insurance the Year You Were Born