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Health care costs continue to go up, up, up.  The latest numbers from the CMS's National Health Expenditure Accounts pegs spending at $3.8 trillion for 2019–an average of $11,582 per person. As a percentage of our gross domestic product, health care is now at 17.7%. That's a significant chunk of change. But where is all of that money coming from, and how is it being spent? Check out the charts below.

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Emily Payne

Emily Payne is director, content analytics for ALM's Business & Finance Markets and former managing editor for BenefitsPRO. A Wisconsin native, she has spent the past decade writing and editing for various athletic and fitness publications. She holds an English degree and Business certificate from the University of Wisconsin.