Public sources are financing a growing share of all health care spending: Health care spending as a share of GDP, by source of payments, 1960–2016
| Year | Other | Out-of-pocket | Private insurance | Public |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.7% | 2.4% | 1.1% | 0.3% |
| 1961 | 0.8% | 2.4% | 1.1% | 0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.8% | 2.4% | 1.2% | 0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.8% | 2.4% | 1.2% | 0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.8% | 2.5% | 1.3% | 0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.9% | 2.4% | 1.4% | 0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.8% | 2.3% | 1.3% | 0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.7% | 2.2% | 1.2% | 1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.7% | 2.2% | 1.3% | 1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.8% | 2.2% | 1.3% | 1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.8% | 2.3% | 1.4% | 2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.8% | 2.3% | 1.5% | 2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.8% | 2.2% | 1.6% | 2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.8% | 2.2% | 1.6% | 2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.8% | 2.2% | 1.7% | 2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.9% | 2.2% | 1.8% | 2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.9% | 2.2% | 2.0% | 3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.9% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.9% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.9% | 2.0% | 2.3% | 3.2% |
| 1980 | 1.0% | 2.0% | 2.4% | 3.5% |
| 1981 | 1.0% | 2.0% | 2.5% | 3.6% |
| 1982 | 1.1% | 2.2% | 2.8% | 3.8% |
| 1983 | 1.1% | 2.2% | 2.9% | 3.9% |
| 1984 | 1.0% | 2.1% | 2.9% | 3.9% |
| 1985 | 1.1% | 2.2% | 3.0% | 3.9% |
| 1986 | 1.2% | 2.3% | 3.0% | 4.0% |
| 1987 | 1.2% | 2.3% | 3.1% | 4.1% |
| 1988 | 1.3% | 2.3% | 3.3% | 4.1% |
| 1989 | 1.2% | 2.2% | 3.6% | 4.3% |
| 1990 | 1.3% | 2.3% | 3.9% | 4.7% |
| 1991 | 1.3% | 2.3% | 4.1% | 5.4% |
| 1992 | 1.3% | 2.2% | 4.2% | 5.8% |
| 1993 | 1.4% | 2.1% | 4.3% | 6.1% |
| 1994 | 1.3% | 1.9% | 4.2% | 6.3% |
| 1995 | 1.3% | 1.9% | 4.2% | 6.5% |
| 1996 | 1.3% | 1.9% | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | 1.9% | 4.2% | 6.5% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | 1.9% | 4.2% | 6.3% |
| 1999 | 1.3% | 1.9% | 4.3% | 6.4% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | 1.9% | 4.5% | 6.5% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | 1.9% | 4.7% | 7.0% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | 2.0% | 5.1% | 7.4% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | 2.0% | 5.3% | 7.7% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | 2.0% | 5.4% | 7.8% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | 2.0% | 5.4% | 7.9% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | 2.0% | 5.3% | 7.9% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | 2.0% | 5.4% | 8.1% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | 2.0% | 5.5% | 8.5% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | 2.0% | 5.8% | 9.4% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | 2.0% | 5.8% | 9.5% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | 2.0% | 5.8% | 9.5% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | 2.0% | 5.7% | 9.5% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | 1.9% | 5.7% | 9.6% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | 1.9% | 5.7% | 10.0% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | 1.9% | 5.9% | 10.3% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | 1.9% | 6.0% | 10.4% |
Notes: Public spending includes what the federal and state governments spend in Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP, and Departments of Defense and Veterans’ Affairs payments; private insurance spending is what insurers of both employer-sponsored and individually purchased plans spend; and out-of-pocket spending is what households spend on health care and includes households with and without insurance. Total spending minus these sources produces the “Other” spending category.
Source: Data from CMS 2018