California Health Care Foundation

The Almanac quick reference guide provides a detailed look at national health care spending in 2021.

Health Care Costs 101: Federal Spending on COVID-19 Drives Growth provides a detailed look at national health care spending in 2020.

Health Care Costs 101: US Spending Growth Outpaces Economy provides a detailed look at national health care spending in 2019, just prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

US health spending reached $3.6 trillion in 2018. National health spending grew 4.6% in 2018, a slightly higher rate than the 4.2% growth in 2017.

National health spending grew by 3.9% in 2017, slower than the 4.8% growth in 2016. This Almanac report, Health Care Costs 101: Spending Keeps Growing, details how much is spent on health care in the US, which services are purchased, and who pays.

US health spending reached $3.3 trillion in 2016, and is expected to grow faster than the economy over the next decade. This Almanac report, Health Care Costs 101: A Continuing Economic Threat, details how much is spent on health care in the US, which services are purchased, and who pays.

US health care spending continued its modest growth in 2016. This was due in part to increased use of services as enrollment in Medicaid and private insurance expanded. This Almanac report, Health Care Costs 101: Spending Rose with More Coverage and Care, takes a look at how much is spent on health care in the US, which services are provided, and who is paying for what.

After five years of slow growth, national health spending grew by 5.3% in 2014, up from 2.9% in 2013. The faster growth was due in part to coverage expansion under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Health Care Costs 101: ACA Spurs Modest Growth, released in 2016, reports on data from 2014.

With an increase of just 3.6% in 2013, the lowest growth rate in half a century, US spending on health care continued its slow growth, a trend that began in 2009. Health Care Costs 101: Reaching a Spending Plateau? details how much is spent on health care in the US, which services are purchased, and who pays.

National health spending will reach $5.6 trillion by 2025. Get the data on payers, per enrollee costs, payment sources, and spending on types of services.

Over the past 60 years, the way health care is financed has changed, with public insurance paying for more care. This graphic shows who paid for health care and how much it cost.

Health spending in California totaled $292 billion in 2014, which is 12.6% of the state's economy. See California's health care spending numbers for private health insurance, Medi-Cal, and Medicare.