Out-of-pocket health spending (US)

US health spending paid directly by patients, including copayments, deductibles and care not covered by insurance, but not insurance premiums, in USD million.

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Part of national health expenditure (national_health_expenditure_usd), at current prices. CMS revises earlier years with each annual release.

Key facts

Figures last updated on 2026-10-18.

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Countries

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Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Which places have the highest out-of-pocket health spending (US)? Use official data and cite it.
rank_places {"indicator":"health_expenditure_out_of_pocket_usd","level":"country"}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=health_expenditure_out_of_pocket_usd&level=country

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