Health Expenditures

"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.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	N03.219.151.450 N05.300.385
Concept/Terms	Health Expenditures Health Expenditures Expenditure, Health Health Expenditure Expenditures, Health Expenditures, Direct Expenditures, Direct Direct Expenditure Direct Expenditures Expenditure, Direct 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 Expenditures Expenditures Expenditure Expenditures, Indirect Expenditures, Indirect Expenditure, Indirect Indirect Expenditure Indirect Expenditures

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Health Expenditures".

Health Care [N]
Health Care Economics and Organizations [N03]
Economics [N03.219]
Costs and Cost Analysis [N03.219.151]
Health Expenditures [N03.219.151.450]
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
Delivery of Health Care [N05.300]
Health Expenditures [N05.300.385]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Health Expenditures".

Health Expenditures
Capital Expenditures

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Bar chart showing 90 publications over 24 distinct years, with a maximum of 12 publications in 2018

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1999	0	1	1
2001	0	1	1
2004	2	1	3
2005	1	0	1
2006	1	0	1
2007	1	1	2
2008	1	3	4
2009	1	1	2
2010	2	0	2
2011	2	2	4
2012	2	1	3
2013	2	0	2
2014	0	2	2
2015	2	3	5
2016	6	2	8
2017	6	5	11
2018	5	7	12
2019	6	3	9
2020	0	2	2
2021	2	5	7
2022	2	1	3
2023	1	2	3
2024	0	1	1
2025	1	0	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Health Expenditures" by people in Profiles.

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 Jul; 22(7):984-991.

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Dean LT, Nunn AS, Chang HY, Bakre S, Goedel WC, Dawit R, Saberi P, Chan PA, Doshi JA. Estimating The Impact Of Out-Of-Pocket Cost Changes On Abandonment Of HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis. Health Aff (Millwood). 2024 01; 43(1):36-45.

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Dean LT, Zhang Y, McCleary RR, Dawit R, Thorpe RJ, Gaskin D. Health Care Expenditures for Black and White US Adults Living Under Similar Conditions. JAMA Health Forum. 2023 11 03; 4(11):e233798.

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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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Wolk CB, Wilkinson E, Livesey C, Oslin DW, Connolly KR, Smith-McLallen A, Press MJ. Impact of the collaborative care model on medical spending. Am J Manag Care. 2023 10; 29(10):499-502.

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Whellan DJ, Psotka MA. Expenditure on Heart?Failure in the?United?States: A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats. JACC Heart Fail. 2022 08; 10(8):581-582.

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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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Chew DS, Li Y, Zeitouni M, Whellan DJ, Kitzman D, Mentz RJ, Duncan P, Pastva AM, Reeves GR, Nelson MB, Chen H, Reed SD. Economic Outcomes of Rehabilitation Therapy in Older Patients With Acute Heart Failure in the REHAB-HF Trial: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Cardiol. 2022 02 01; 7(2):140-148.

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Baddour K, Fadel M, Zhao M, Corcoran M, Owoc MS, Thomas TH, Sabik LM, Nilsen ML, Ferris RL, Mady LJ. The cost of cure: Examining objective and subjective financial toxicity in head and neck cancer survivors. Head Neck. 2021 10; 43(10):3062-3075.

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Benevides TW, Carretta HJ, Rust G, Shea L. Racial and ethnic disparities in benefits eligibility and spending among adults on the autism spectrum: A cohort study using the Medicare Medicaid Linked Enrollees Analytic Data Source. PLoS One. 2021; 16(5):e0251353.

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