10 statistics on U.S. health spending in 2009 vs. 2013

How has healthcare spending changed from 2009 to 2013? Here are 10 statistics on where payment is coming from as a percentage of total national health expenditures, according to the Peterson-Kaiser Health System Tracker.

2009
•    Out of pocket: 12 percent
•    Medicaid: 15 percent
•    Medicare: 19.9 percent
•    Private health insurance: 33.2 percent
•    Total spending on all types of services: $2,505.8 (U.S. billions)

2013
•    Out of pocket: 11.6 percent
•    Medicaid: 15.4 percent
•    Medicare: 20.1 percent
•    Private health insurance: 32.9 percent
•    Total spending on all types of services: $2,919.1 (U.S. billions)

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