In 2022, U.S. out-of-pocket health care payments was reported to come to an average of 1,424.6 U.S. dollars per capita. In the U.S., especially out-of-pocket payments for prescribed drugs can be very high.This statistic depicts the per capita out-of-pocket health care payments in the United States from 1970 to 2022.
Per capita out-of-pocket health care payments in the United States from 1970 to 2022
(in U.S. dollars)
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Peter G. Peterson Foundation, & Kaiser Family Foundation. (December 18, 2023). Per capita out-of-pocket health care payments in the United States from 1970 to 2022 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 23, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/484578/us-per-capita-out-of-pocket-health-care-payments-since-1960/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Peter G. Peterson Foundation, und Kaiser Family Foundation. "Per capita out-of-pocket health care payments in the United States from 1970 to 2022 (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. December 18, 2023. Statista. Accessed January 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/484578/us-per-capita-out-of-pocket-health-care-payments-since-1960/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Peter G. Peterson Foundation, Kaiser Family Foundation. (2023). Per capita out-of-pocket health care payments in the United States from 1970 to 2022 (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/484578/us-per-capita-out-of-pocket-health-care-payments-since-1960/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Peter G. Peterson Foundation, and Kaiser Family Foundation. "Per Capita Out-of-pocket Health Care Payments in The United States from 1970 to 2022 (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/484578/us-per-capita-out-of-pocket-health-care-payments-since-1960/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Peter G. Peterson Foundation & Kaiser Family Foundation, Per capita out-of-pocket health care payments in the United States from 1970 to 2022 (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/484578/us-per-capita-out-of-pocket-health-care-payments-since-1960/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited January 23, 2025)
Per capita out-of-pocket health care payments in the United States from 1970 to 2022 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Peter G. Peterson Foundation, & Kaiser Family Foundation, December 18, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/484578/us-per-capita-out-of-pocket-health-care-payments-since-1960/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
