Table 1. Mean Health Care and Primary Care Spending by Age.
Individuals by Age Group, y | No. of Individuals | Mean Spending in 2017, US $ | ||||||
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Total (Medical and Drug)a | Primary Care Clinician | |||||||
Broad Definition | Narrow Definition | |||||||
2013 | 2017 | 2013 | 2017 | 2013 | 2017 | 2013 | 2017 | |
Total | 11 406 520 | 11 608 038 | 5701 | 6688 | 511 | 538 | 262 | 291 |
0-17 (Children) | 2 778 902 | 2 656 739 | 2600 | 3007 | 529 | 588 | 356 | 376 |
18-24 | 991 142 | 979 503 | 3669 | 4144 | 319 | 351 | 167 | 187 |
25-34 | 1 411 538 | 1 491 395 | 4582 | 5113 | 351 | 362 | 173 | 191 |
35-44 | 1 858 028 | 1 847 887 | 5381 | 6192 | 421 | 435 | 212 | 237 |
45-54 | 2 256 798 | 2 216 787 | 7271 | 8366 | 544 | 553 | 249 | 284 |
55-64 | 2 110 112 | 2 415 727 | 10 087 | 11 575 | 731 | 733 | 303 | 348 |
To facilitate comparisons with previous work, prescription drug spending was included in the denominator. Because data on drug rebates are not available, the calculations reflect gross spending. If rebates increased faster than gross spending, the findings overstate the decline in primary care share.