"Health Expenditures" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The amounts spent by individuals, groups, nations, or private or public organizations for total health care and/or its various components. These amounts may or may not be equivalent to the actual costs (HEALTH CARE COSTS) and may or may not be shared among the patient, insurers, and/or employers.
| Descriptor ID |
D005102
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N03.219.151.450 N05.300.385
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| Concept/Terms |
Health Expenditures- Health Expenditures
- Expenditure, Health
- Health Expenditure
- Expenditures, Health
Expenditures, Out-of-Pocket- Expenditures, Out-of-Pocket
- Expenditure, Out-of-Pocket
- Expenditures, Out of Pocket
- Out-of-Pocket Expenditure
- Out-of-Pocket Expenditures
- Out-of-Pocket Payments
- Out of Pocket Payments
- Out-of-Pocket Payment
- Payment, Out-of-Pocket
- Payments, Out-of-Pocket
- Out-of-Pocket Costs
- Cost, Out-of-Pocket
- Costs, Out-of-Pocket
- Out of Pocket Costs
- Out-of-Pocket Cost
- Out-of-Pocket Spending
- Out of Pocket Spending
- Spending, Out-of-Pocket
- Out-of Pocket Expenditures
- Expenditure, Out-of Pocket
- Expenditures, Out-of Pocket
- Out of Pocket Expenditures
- Out-of Pocket Expenditure
- Out-of-Pocket Expenses
- Expense, Out-of-Pocket
- Expenses, Out-of-Pocket
- Out of Pocket Expenses
- Out-of-Pocket Expense
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Health Expenditures".
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Health Expenditures" by people in this website by year, and whether "Health Expenditures" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2017 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2018 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Health Expenditures" by people in Profiles.
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Mallya SG, Upadhyay A, Psoter KJ, Case MA, Vest MT, Putcha N, Hansel NN, Eakin MN. Association between Difficulty Affording Medications and Outcomes in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2025 07; 22(7):984-991.
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Blue L, Kranker K, Markovitz AR, Powell RE, Williams MV, Pu J, Magid DJ, McCall N, Steiner A, Stewart KA, Rollison JM, Markovich P, Peterson GG. Effects of the Million Hearts Model on Myocardial Infarctions, Strokes, and Medicare Spending: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2023 10 17; 330(15):1437-1447.
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Heller RE, Sadigh G, Rao VM, Anzai Y, Moriarity AK. Current Controversies in Radiology on Cost, Reimbursement, and Price Transparency: AJR Expert Panel Narrative Review. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2022 07; 219(1):5-14.
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Rentz AM, Mansukhani SG, Liu J, Lloyd AJ, Heidenreich S, Matza LS, Dawson NA, Shore N, Freedland SJ. Patients' preferences for delaying metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer: Combining health state and treatment valuation. Urol Oncol. 2021 06; 39(6):367.e7-367.e17.
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Ouayogod? MH, Meara E, Ho K, Snyder CM, Colla CH. Estimates of ACO savings in the presence of provider and beneficiary selection. Healthc (Amst). 2021 Mar; 9(1):100460.
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Bluher AE, Moody-Antonio S. Rising Costs of Otic Drops: Review of a National Database. Laryngoscope. 2021 04; 131(4):E1069-E1075.
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Rupp M, Lau E, Kurtz SM, Alt V. Projections of Primary TKA and THA in Germany From 2016 Through 2040. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2020 07; 478(7):1622-1633.
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Murphy PB, Severance S, Savage S, Obeng-Gyasi S, Timsina LR, Zarzaur BL. Financial toxicity is associated with worse physical and emotional long-term outcomes after traumatic injury. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2019 11; 87(5):1189-1196.
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Dine CJ, Masi D, Smith CD. Tools to Help Overcome Barriers to Cost-of-Care Conversations. Ann Intern Med. 2019 05 07; 170(9_Suppl):S36-S38.
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Goldstein JN, Patel RM, Bland K, Hicks LS. Frequency of Sale and Reasons for Purchase of Over-the-Counter Insulin in the United States. JAMA Intern Med. 2019 05 01; 179(5):722-723.