Healthcare: United States

Report Overview

This report forecasts to 2022 and 2026 US healthcare expenditures in nominal and real (inflation-adjusted) US dollars. Total nominal expenditures are segmented by type in terms of: hospital; physician and clinical; dental; other professional providers (e.g., chiropractors, speech therapists); nursing and continuing care retirement facilities; home healthcare; other providers, such as assisted living facilities, community centers, and residential intellectual and developmental disability facilities; prescription drug retail sales; other medical product retail sales, such as disposable medical supplies, durable medical equipment, and non-prescription drugs; and nonpersonal healthcare expenditures, such as net cost of private healthcare insurance, medical structures and equipment, and public health activities. Total nominal expenditures are also segmented by funding source as follows: private insurance; Medicare; Medicaid; out-of-pocket; investment; and other funding sources such as veteran's insurance programs, public welfare programs, and public health activities.

To illustrate historical trends, total healthcare expenditures in nominal and real terms, and the various segments in nominal terms, are provided in annual series from 2011 to 2021.

Key macroeconomic indicators are also provided with quantified trends. Other various topics, including profiles of pertinent leading companies, are covered in this report. A full outline of report items by page is available in the Table of Contents.

Related NAICS Codes:
524114 Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers
621111 Offices of Physicians (except Mental
Health Specialists)
621112 Offices of Physicians, Mental Health Specialists
621210 Offices of Dentists
621420 Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers
621491 HMO Medical Centers
621492 Kidney Dialysis Centers
621493 Freestanding Ambulatory Surgical and Emergency Centers
621512 Diagnostic Imaging Centers
621610 Home Health Care Services
622110 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
622210 Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals
622310 Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals
623110 Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)
623311 Continuing Care Retirement Communities

• Historical Trends
• Key Economic Indicators
• Medical Services Expenditures by Disease
• Regulatory Factors

• Hospital
• Physician & Clinical
• Dental
• Other Professional Providers
• Nursing & Continuing Care Retirement Facilities
• Home Healthcare
• Other Providers
• Medical Products Retail Sales
• Nonpersonal

• Private Insurance
• Medicare
• Medicaid
• Out-of-Pocket
• Investment
• Other Sources

• Industry Characteristics
• Market Share

• Scope
• Sources
• Industry Codes
• Freedonia Methodology
• Resources

• Figure 1 | Key Trends in US Healthcare Expenditures, 2021 - 2026
• Figure 2 | US Nominal Healthcare Expenditure Trends, 2011 - 2021
• Figure 3 | US Real Healthcare Expenditure Trends, 2011 - 2021
• Table 1 | Key Indicators for US Healthcare Expenditures, 2011 - 2026
• Table 2 | US Nominal Medical Services Expenditures by Disease, 2009 - 2019 (US$ bil)
• Table 3 | US Real Medical Services Expenditures by Disease, 2009 - 2019 (2012US$ bil)
• Table 4 | US Medical Services Expenditures by Disease Price Index, 2009 - 2019 (2012=100)
• Figure 4 | US Healthcare Expenditures by Type, 2011 - 2026 (US$ tril)
• Table 5 | US Healthcare Expenditures by Type, 2011 - 2026 (US$ bil)
• Figure 5 | US Healthcare Expenditures by Type Performance Index, 2011 - 2026 (2011=100)
• Figure 6 | US Real & Nominal Healthcare Expenditures, 2011 - 2026
• Table 6 | US Real Healthcare Expenditures by Type, 2011 - 2026 (2012US$ bil)
• Figure 7 | US Hospital Healthcare Expenditures w/ Resident Population Aged 65 Years & Older, 2011 - 2026
• Figure 8 | US Healthcare Expenditures by Type, 2011 - 2026 (%)
• Figure 9 | US Healthcare Expenditures by Funding Source, 2011 - 2026 (US$ tril)
• Table 7 | US Healthcare Expenditures by Funding Source, 2011 - 2026 (US$ bil)
• Figure 10 | US Healthcare Expenditures by Funding Source, 2011 - 2026 (2011=100)
• Figure 11 | US Healthcare Expenditures by Funding Source, 2011 - 2026 (%)
• Figure 12 | US Healthcare Employer Firms, Establishments, & Employment, 2010 - 2020
• Table 8 | US Healthcare Employer Firms, Establishments, & Employment, 2010 - 2020
• Figure 13 | US Healthcare Revenue Concentration by Major Segment, 2017
• Figure 14 | US Ambulatory Revenue Concentration by Subsegment for Largest 4 Firms, 2017
• Figure 15 | US Medical Services Market Share by Provider, 2021 (%)
• Table 9 | Leading US Healthcare Providers by Type
• Table 10 | NAICS & SIC Codes Related to Healthcare