Health Expenditures

"Health Expenditures" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The amounts spent by individuals, groups, nations, or private or public organizations for total health care and/or its various components. These amounts may or may not be equivalent to the actual costs (HEALTH CARE COSTS) and may or may not be shared among the patient, insurers, and/or employers.

Descriptor ID	D005102
MeSH Number(s)	N03.219.151.450 N05.300.385
Concept/Terms	Health Expenditures Health Expenditures Expenditure, Health Health Expenditure Expenditures, Health Expenditures, Direct Expenditures, Direct Direct Expenditure Direct Expenditures Expenditure, Direct Expenditures, Out-of-Pocket Expenditures, Out-of-Pocket Expenditure, Out-of-Pocket Expenditures, Out of Pocket Out-of-Pocket Expenditure Out-of-Pocket Expenditures Out-of-Pocket Payments Out of Pocket Payments Out-of-Pocket Payment Payment, Out-of-Pocket Payments, Out-of-Pocket Out-of-Pocket Costs Cost, Out-of-Pocket Costs, Out-of-Pocket Out of Pocket Costs Out-of-Pocket Cost Out-of-Pocket Spending Out of Pocket Spending Spending, Out-of-Pocket Out-of Pocket Expenditures Expenditure, Out-of Pocket Expenditures, Out-of Pocket Out of Pocket Expenditures Out-of Pocket Expenditure Out-of-Pocket Expenses Expense, Out-of-Pocket Expenses, Out-of-Pocket Out of Pocket Expenses Out-of-Pocket Expense Expenditures Expenditures Expenditure Expenditures, Indirect Expenditures, Indirect Expenditure, Indirect Indirect Expenditure Indirect Expenditures

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Health Expenditures".

Health Care [N]
Health Care Economics and Organizations [N03]
Economics [N03.219]
Costs and Cost Analysis [N03.219.151]
Health Expenditures [N03.219.151.450]
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
Delivery of Health Care [N05.300]
Health Expenditures [N05.300.385]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Health Expenditures".

Health Expenditures
Capital Expenditures

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Bar chart showing 96 publications over 28 distinct years, with a maximum of 11 publications in 2017

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	0	1	1
1997	0	1	1
1999	1	0	1
2000	1	0	1
2001	2	0	2
2002	1	2	3
2003	0	2	2
2004	1	0	1
2006	3	0	3
2007	1	0	1
2008	0	2	2
2009	1	1	2
2010	1	2	3
2011	2	1	3
2012	1	1	2
2013	2	3	5
2014	2	1	3
2015	4	1	5
2016	5	3	8
2017	9	2	11
2018	8	0	8
2019	5	2	7
2020	4	1	5
2021	1	2	3
2022	4	2	6
2023	2	2	4
2024	0	1	1
2025	1	1	2

Below are the most recent publications written about "Health Expenditures" by people in Profiles.

Dee EC, Wu JF, Feliciano EJG, Ting FIL, Willmann J, Ho FDV, Jain B, Jain U, Chen J, Moraes FY, Lee NY, Iyengar P, Nguyen PL. National Cancer System Characteristics and Global Pan-Cancer Outcomes. JAMA Oncol. 2025 Jun 01; 11(6):650-654.

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Deng S, Hager K, Wang L, Cudhea FP, Wong JB, Kim DD, Mozaffarian D. Estimated Impact Of Medically Tailored Meals On Health Care Use And Expenditures In 50 US States. Health Aff (Millwood). 2025 Apr; 44(4):433-442.

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Cai CL, Iyengar S, Woolhandler S, Himmelstein DU, Kannan K, Simon L. Use and Costs of Supplemental Benefits in Medicare Advantage, 2017-2021. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 01 02; 8(1):e2454699.

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Howard-Wilson S, Ching J, Gentile S, Ho M, Garcia A, Ayturk D, Lazar P, Hammerquist N, McManus D, Barton B, Bird S, Moore J, Soni A. Efficacy of a Multimodal Digital Behavior Change Intervention on Lifestyle Behavior, Cardiometabolic Biomarkers, and Medical Expenditure: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2024 10 30; 13:e50378.

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Reynolds MR, Passman R, Swindle J, Mohammadi I, Wright B, Boyle K, Turakhia MP, Mittal S. Comparative effectiveness and healthcare utilization for ambulatory cardiac monitoring strategies in Medicare beneficiaries. Am Heart J. 2024 03; 269:25-34.

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Filice C, Dave J. A Critical Interplay Between Nutritional Assistance and Health Care Expenditure. Med Care. 2024 Jan 01; 62(1):1-2.

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Allaire BT, Zabala D, Lines LM, Williams C, Halpern M, Mollica M. Associations between healthcare costs and care experiences among older adults with and without cancer. J Geriatr Oncol. 2023 09; 14(7):101561.

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Palakshappa D, Garg A, Peltz A, Wong CA, Cholera R, Berkowitz SA. Food Insecurity Was Associated With Greater Family Health Care Expenditures In The US, 2016-17. Health Aff (Millwood). 2023 01; 42(1):44-52.

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Hager K, Cudhea FP, Wong JB, Berkowitz SA, Downer S, Lauren BN, Mozaffarian D. Association of National Expansion of Insurance Coverage of Medically Tailored Meals With Estimated Hospitalizations and Health Care Expenditures in the US. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 10 03; 5(10):e2236898.

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Bauer A, Knapp M, Matijasevich A, Os?rio A, de Paula CS. The lifetime costs of perinatal depression and anxiety in Brazil. J Affect Disord. 2022 12 15; 319:361-369.

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