Exhibit 6b. Regional Per Capita Personal Health Care, Hospital, Physician & Clinics, and Prescription Drug Spending^*, as a Percent of U.S. Per Capita, By State of Residence, Selected Periods 1998–2009.

Region	Annual growth As a percent of U.S. per capita for 2009
	Personal Health Care	Hospital Services	Physician & Clinical Services	Prescription Drug
United States	100%	100%	100%	100%
New England	129	129	117	120
Mideast	117	114	108	118
Great Lakes	101	110	93	94
Plains	104	115	90	101
Southeast	95	92	97	111
Southwest	87	88	92	86
Rocky
Mountains	85	87	88	72
Far West	93	87	111	82

^*Prescription drug sp ending shown does not include spending on other non-durable medical products.

SOURCE: Population, U.S. Bureau of the Census; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary, National Health Statistics Group