This is a presentation of statistics from the CDC compiled by Soraya Ghebleh covering the health expenditure and insurance coverage facts.

1. STATISTICS ON HEALTH
EXPENDITURES AND HEALTH
COVERAGE
Soraya Ghebleh

2. PER CAPITA HEALTH
EXPENDITURES ARE
$8,402 (2010)

3. TOTAL HEALTH
EXPENDITURES ARE
$2.6 TRILLION (2010)

4. TOTAL HEALTH
EXPENDITURES AS A
PERCENT OF GROSS
DOMESTIC PRODUCT:
17.9% (2010)

5. PERCENT OF NATIONAL
HEALTH EXPENDITURES
FOR HOSPITAL CARE:
31.4% (2010)

6. PERCENT OF
NATIONAL HEALTH
EXPENDITURES FOR
HOSPITAL CARE:
31.4% (2010)

7. PERCENT OF NATIONAL
HEALTH EXPENDITURES
FOR NURSING HOME
CARE: 5.5% (2010)

8. PERCENT OF NATIONAL
HEALTH EXPENDITURES
FOR PHYSICIAN AND
CLINICAL SERVICES:
19.9% (2010)

9. PERCENT OF NATIONAL
HEALTH EXPENDITURES
FOR PRESCRIPTION
DRUGS: 10% (2010)

10. NUMBER UNINSURED
UNDER THE AGE OF 65
IN 2011 WAS 48.2
MILLION

11. 18.% OF PEOPLE
UNDER THE AGE OF 65
ARE UNINSURED (2011)

12. 61.2% OF PEOPLE
UNDER THE AGE OF 65
HAD PRIVATE
INSURANCE (2011)

13. 7% OF CHILDREN
UNDER THE AGE OF 18
ARE UNINSURED (2011)

14. 53.3% OF CHILDREN
UNDER THE AGE OF 18
HAVE PRIVATE
INSURANCE (2011)

15. 41% OF CHILDREN
UNDER THE AGE OF 18
HAVE PUBLIC HEALTH
PLAN COVERAGE

16. 21.3% OF ADULTS AGE
18-64 ARE UNINSURED
(2011)

17. 64.2% OF ADULTS AGE
18-64 HAVE PRIVATE
INSURANCE (2011)

18. 15.9% OF ADULTS AGE
18-64 HAVE PUBLIC
HEALTH PLAN
COVERAGE (2011)

19. SOURCE:
¨ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
¨ http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/hinsure.htm
¨ http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/hexpense.htm