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. 2013 Feb 21;471(6):1837–1845. doi: 10.1007/s11999-013-2805-1

Table 1.

Healthcare expenditures [7, 14]

18% of the US’ gross domestic product is composed of healthcare costs, which represents the largest sector of the economy
The US government pays for 46% of all healthcare expenditures
Medicare costs have been growing at a rate twice as fast as the US economy
13% of all healthcare dollars go toward musculoskeletal care