Drugs.com
This site uses information from a variety of authoritative sources, including PDR.
Health Care Costs in the U.S.
Backgrounder about health care costs in the U.S., where "factoring in costs borne by government,
the private sector, and individuals, the United States spends over $1.9 trillion annually on
healthcare expenses, more than any other industrialized country." Includes links to related websites
and other material about economics and health. From the Council on Foreign Relations.
Health Care Costs in the
U.S., Snapshots
This is "a series of online publications ... that use charts, data and analysis to provide insight
into the political and policy debates about the cost of health care in the United States." Some of
the topics include out-of-pocket spending for health care, insurance premium cost-sharing and coverage
take-up, health care spending in the U.S. compared with other countries, and effect of changes in
medical technology on health care costs. From the Kaiser Family Foundation.
