Health and dental care expenditures in the United States from 1996 to 2016

PloS One
Man HungFrank W Licari

Abstract

As total health and dental care expenditures in the United States continue to rise, healthcare disparities for low to middle-income Americans creates an imperative to analyze existing expenditures. This study examined health and dental care expenditures in the United States from 1996 to 2016 and explored trends in spending across various population subgroups. Using data collected by the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, this study examined health and dental care expenditures in the United States from 1996 to 2016. Trends in spending were displayed graphically and spending across subgroups examined. All expenditures were adjusted for inflation or deflation to the 2016 dollar. Both total health and dental expenditures increased between 1996 and 2016 with total healthcare expenditures increasing from $838.33 billion in 1996 to $1.62 trillion in 2016, a 1.9-fold increase. Despite an overall increase, total expenditures slowed between 2004 and 2012 with the exception of the older adult population. Over the study period, expenditures increased across all groups with the greatest increases seen in older adult health and dental care. The per capita geriatric dental care expenditure increased 59% while the per capita geriatric healthcar...Continue Reading

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Oct 30, 2020·Risk Management and Healthcare Policy·Man HungMartin S Lipsky
May 29, 2021·The Journal of the American Dental Association·Bhakti K DesaiPatrick D Smith
Jul 3, 2021·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Aleksander KrasowskiFalk Schwendicke
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