Health spending paid by private health insurance (US) in United States

Health spending paid by private health insurance (US) in the United States was $1.64 trillion in 2024, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary. That is up 8.8% from 2023.

2024, USD million1,644,592
Change on 2023+8.8%
Series high1,644,5922024
Series low5,6391960

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Health spending paid by private health insurance (US) in United States, 1960 to 2024

0500K1M1.5M2M19601970198019902000201020241960: 5,639 USD million1961: 6,275 USD million1962: 6,963 USD million1963: 7,720 USD million1964: 8,791 USD million1965: 9,772 USD million1966: 9,980 USD million1967: 10,132 USD million1968: 11,462 USD million1969: 12,988 USD million1970: 15,078 USD million1971: 17,318 USD million1972: 20,027 USD million1973: 22,263 USD million1974: 25,338 USD million1975: 29,723 USD million1976: 36,309 USD million1977: 44,168 USD million1978: 50,691 USD million1979: 58,907 USD million1980: 67,095 USD million1981: 79,233 USD million1982: 91,127 USD million1983: 101,543 USD million1984: 114,600 USD million1985: 126,596 USD million1986: 131,578 USD million1987: 144,516 USD million1988: 170,070 USD million1989: 197,849 USD million1990: 225,890 USD million1991: 246,943 USD million1992: 266,111 USD million1993: 285,435 USD million1994: 297,811 USD million1995: 313,502 USD million1996: 330,510 USD million1997: 346,123 USD million1998: 367,736 USD million1999: 397,315 USD million2000: 436,114 USD million2001: 477,802 USD million2002: 537,035 USD million2003: 588,671 USD million2004: 625,246 USD million2005: 670,080 USD million2006: 704,389 USD million2007: 747,114 USD million2008: 767,744 USD million2009: 792,399 USD million2010: 817,682 USD million2011: 849,185 USD million2012: 878,105 USD million2013: 880,207 USD million2014: 926,763 USD million2015: 981,936 USD million2016: 1,037,028 USD million2017: 1,081,394 USD million2018: 1,142,822 USD million2019: 1,179,333 USD million2020: 1,184,273 USD million2021: 1,263,112 USD million2022: 1,358,610 USD million2023: 1,511,174 USD million2024: 1,644,592 USD million0500K1M1.5M2M19601982200420241960: 5,639 USD million1961: 6,275 USD million1962: 6,963 USD million1963: 7,720 USD million1964: 8,791 USD million1965: 9,772 USD million1966: 9,980 USD million1967: 10,132 USD million1968: 11,462 USD million1969: 12,988 USD million1970: 15,078 USD million1971: 17,318 USD million1972: 20,027 USD million1973: 22,263 USD million1974: 25,338 USD million1975: 29,723 USD million1976: 36,309 USD million1977: 44,168 USD million1978: 50,691 USD million1979: 58,907 USD million1980: 67,095 USD million1981: 79,233 USD million1982: 91,127 USD million1983: 101,543 USD million1984: 114,600 USD million1985: 126,596 USD million1986: 131,578 USD million1987: 144,516 USD million1988: 170,070 USD million1989: 197,849 USD million1990: 225,890 USD million1991: 246,943 USD million1992: 266,111 USD million1993: 285,435 USD million1994: 297,811 USD million1995: 313,502 USD million1996: 330,510 USD million1997: 346,123 USD million1998: 367,736 USD million1999: 397,315 USD million2000: 436,114 USD million2001: 477,802 USD million2002: 537,035 USD million2003: 588,671 USD million2004: 625,246 USD million2005: 670,080 USD million2006: 704,389 USD million2007: 747,114 USD million2008: 767,744 USD million2009: 792,399 USD million2010: 817,682 USD million2011: 849,185 USD million2012: 878,105 USD million2013: 880,207 USD million2014: 926,763 USD million2015: 981,936 USD million2016: 1,037,028 USD million2017: 1,081,394 USD million2018: 1,142,822 USD million2019: 1,179,333 USD million2020: 1,184,273 USD million2021: 1,263,112 USD million2022: 1,358,610 USD million2023: 1,511,174 USD million2024: 1,644,592 USD million
USD million. Source: CMS, CMS National Health Expenditure Accounts, type of service and source of funds: total national health expenditures paid by private health insurance, millions, calendar years from 1960. Retrieved 2026-10-18, published 2026-01-13.
All 65 values
PeriodUSD million
20241,644,592
20231,511,174
20221,358,610
20211,263,112
20201,184,273
20191,179,333
20181,142,822
20171,081,394
20161,037,028
2015981,936
2014926,763
2013880,207
2012878,105
2011849,185
2010817,682
2009792,399
2008767,744
2007747,114
2006704,389
2005670,080
2004625,246
2003588,671
2002537,035
2001477,802
2000436,114
1999397,315
1998367,736
1997346,123
1996330,510
1995313,502
1994297,811
1993285,435
1992266,111
1991246,943
1990225,890
1989197,849
1988170,070
1987144,516
1986131,578
1985126,596
1984114,600
1983101,543
198291,127
198179,233
198067,095
197958,907
197850,691
197744,168
197636,309
197529,723
197425,338
197322,263
197220,027
197117,318
197015,078
196912,988
196811,462
196710,132
19669,980
19659,772
19648,791
19637,720
19626,963
19616,275
19605,639

Definition

US national health expenditure paid through private health insurance (employer, individual and marketplace plans), including the net cost of that insurance, in USD million.

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

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary, National Health Statistics Group. CMS National Health Expenditure Accounts, type of service and source of funds: total national health expenditures paid by private health insurance, millions, calendar years from 1960. https://www.cms.gov/data-research/statistics-trends-and-reports/national-health-expenditure-data/historical. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary. (2026). CMS National Health Expenditure Accounts, type of service and source of funds: total national health expenditures paid by private health insurance, millions, calendar years from 1960 (Health spending paid by private health insurance (US), United States, 1960 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://www.cms.gov/data-research/statistics-trends-and-reports/national-health-expenditure-data/historical

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CMS National Health Expenditure Accounts, type of service and source of funds: total national health expenditures paid by private health insurance, millions, calendar years from 1960, Health spending paid by private health insurance (US), United States, 1960 to 2024. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary, 13 Jan. 2026, https://www.cms.gov/data-research/statistics-trends-and-reports/national-health-expenditure-data/historical. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/private-health-insurance-spending-us/united-states. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary. 2026. CMS National Health Expenditure Accounts, type of service and source of funds: total national health expenditures paid by private health insurance, millions, calendar years from 1960. Health spending paid by private health insurance (US), United States, 1960 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://www.cms.gov/data-research/statistics-trends-and-reports/national-health-expenditure-data/historical. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/private-health-insurance-spending-us/united-states.

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary (2026) CMS National Health Expenditure Accounts, type of service and source of funds: total national health expenditures paid by private health insurance, millions, calendar years from 1960, Health spending paid by private health insurance (US), United States, 1960 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cms.gov/data-research/statistics-trends-and-reports/national-health-expenditure-data/historical, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/private-health-insurance-spending-us/united-states (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{CMS National Health Expenditure Accounts, type of service and source of funds: total national health expenditures paid by private health insurance, millions, calendar years from 1960: Health spending paid by private health insurance (US), United States, 1960 to 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www.cms.gov/data-research/statistics-trends-and-reports/national-health-expenditure-data/historical},
  urldate = {2026-10-18},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/private-health-insurance-spending-us/united-states. Publisher attribution: Centers for Medicare \& Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary, National Health Statistics Group. CMS National Health Expenditure Accounts, type of service and source of funds: total national health expenditures paid by private health insurance, millions, calendar years from 1960. https://www.cms.gov/data-research/statistics-trends-and-reports/national-health-expenditure-data/historical. Retrieved 2026-10-18.},
}
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary. CMS National Health Expenditure Accounts, type of service and source of funds: total national health expenditures paid by private health insurance, millions, calendar years from 1960. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-18.

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