1. Peterson-Kaiser Health System Tracker How do health expenditures vary across the population?

2. Peterson-Kaiser Health System Tracker Discussions of health spending often focus on averages, but spending varies considerably across the population Contribution to total health expenditures by individuals, 2012 Source: Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

3. Peterson-Kaiser Health System Tracker Family spending is also very concentrated, with half of all families accounting for nearly all health spending Contribution to total health spending per family, 2012 Source: Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

4. Peterson-Kaiser Health System Tracker Out-of-pocket spending on health services is almost as concentrated as overall health spending Out-of-pocket spending on health services, 2012 Source: Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

5. Peterson-Kaiser Health System Tracker Most of the population reports being in good or better health Reported health status, 2012 Source: Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

6. Peterson-Kaiser Health System Tracker There is considerable concentration of spending, even among populations with relatively high average costs Source: Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Distribution of health spending among those Distribution of health spending among elderly reporting fair or poor health, 2012population (age 65+), 2012

7. Peterson-Kaiser Health System Tracker People age 55 and over account for about half of total health spending Share of total health spending by age group, 2012 Source: Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

8. Peterson-Kaiser Health System Tracker While health spending increases throughout adulthood for both men and women, spending varies by age Average health spending by age and gender, 2012 *Indicates that, for the age range, the difference in estimates for males and females is statistically significant (p<.05) Source: Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

9. Peterson-Kaiser Health System Tracker Diagnosis with a serious or chronic health condition is associated with higher health spending Source: Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Per capita health spending based on diagnosis status, in U.S. Dollars, 2012

10. Peterson-Kaiser Health System Tracker Whites have higher health spending in most age categories than people in other groups Average health spending by age and race/ethnicity, 2012 *Indicates that, within the age range, the difference from the average of other racial/ethnic groups is statically significant (p<0.05) Source: Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ************

11. Peterson-Kaiser Health System Tracker People with some insurance have much higher health spending than people who are uninsured all year Average health spending by age and insurance, 2012 * Indicates that, within the age range, the difference in estimates for the insured and uninsured is statistically significant (p<0.05) Source: Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

12. Peterson-Kaiser Health System Tracker People with public coverage tend to spend more on health, while the uninsured tend to have low spending Average health spending by age and insurance type, 2012 * Indicates that, within the age range, the difference from the average of the other coverage categories is statistically significant (p<0.05) Source: Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services *************

13. Peterson-Kaiser Health System Tracker A substantial share of the population spends $200 or less out-of-pocket on health care services Average out-of-pocket spending in $US Dollars, 2012 Source: Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services