. 2019 Dec 10;322(22):2244–2245. doi: 10.1001/jama.2019.16058

Table 1. Mean Health Care and Primary Care Spending by Age.

Individuals by Age Group, y	No. of Individuals		Mean Spending in 2017, US $
			Total (Medical and Drug)^a		Primary Care Clinician
			Total (Medical and Drug)^a		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

^{^a}

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.