Healthcare Spending

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At a glance

  • The National Center for Health Statistics Data Query System (DQS) features estimates of U.S. healthcare spending.
  • DQS provides estimates of how much the country spends on healthcare and how much individual people spend.
  • The Health, United States program publishes healthcare spending estimates based on National Health Expenditures Accounts data.
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National health spending

National health spending is the total dollar amount of healthcare-related spending in the United States.

National health spending

Get statistics from the NCHS Data Query System.

Sources

Health, United States publishes data from the National Health Expenditures Accounts.

Personal healthcare spending

Personal healthcare spending is defined as payments for goods and services directly relating to patient care.

Personal healthcare spending

Get statistics from the NCHS Data Query System.

Sources

Health, United States publishes data from the National Health Expenditures Accounts.

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Published: August 8, 2025
Updated: July 28, 2026

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