NATIONAL HEALTH EXPENDITURE

National Health Expenditure Analysis



National Health Expenditure Analysis

Introduction

The United States of America is one of the countries with the most expensive health care system in the world. U.S. spends on health system more than any other country - both in absolute terms and in relation to gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. Thus, only in 2007 the U.S. spent on health 2.26 trillion, which amounts to 7,439 dollars per person. According to recent estimates in the U.S. health care consumes nearly 16% of GDP. It is expected that the share of GDP allocated to healthcare in the U.S. ...