"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.
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
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N03.219.151.450 N05.300.385
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| Concept/Terms |
Health Expenditures- Health Expenditures
- Expenditure, Health
- Health Expenditure
- Expenditures, Health
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
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Health Expenditures".
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Health Expenditures" by people in this website by year, and whether "Health Expenditures" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Health Expenditures" by people in Profiles.
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Atanda A, Amedari MI, Agaku IT, Hayman LW, Hossain MB. Medicaid expansion, dental visits and expenditures in veterans, older adults, and the foreign-born. Sci Rep. 2025 Jun 04; 15(1):19669.
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Sadigh G, Duan F, An N, Gareen ID, Sicks J, Suga JM, Kehn H, Mehan PT, Bajaj R, Hanson DS, Dalia SM, Acoba JD, Yasar DG, Taylor MA, Park E, Wagner LI, Kircher SM, Carlos RC. Financial Hardship Among Patients With Early-Stage Colorectal Cancer. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 09 03; 7(9):e2431967.
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Zheng J, Abudayyeh I, Rakovski C, Ehwerhemuepha L, Mianroodi AR, Patel JN, Ihab A, Ani C. Trends in heart failure costs for commercially insured patients in the United States (2006-2021). BMC Health Serv Res. 2024 Jul 08; 24(1):780.
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Arbanas JC, Damberg CL, Leng M, Harawa N, Sarkisian CA, Landon BE, Mafi JN. Estimated Annual Spending on Lecanemab and Its Ancillary Costs in the US Medicare Program. JAMA Intern Med. 2023 08 01; 183(8):885-889.
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Enyeji AM, Barengo NC, Ibrahimou B, Ramirez G, Arrieta A. Association between Non-Dietary Cardiovascular Health and Expenditures Related to Acute Coronary Syndrome in the US between 2008-2018. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 05 08; 20(9).
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Anwar A, Hyder S, Mohamed Nor N, Younis M. Government health expenditures and health outcome nexus: a study on OECD countries. Front Public Health. 2023; 11:1123759.
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Richard P, Patel N, Lu YC, Walker R, Younis M. The Financial Burden of Cancer on Families in the United States. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 04 05; 18(7).
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Morrar R, Jabr S, Ghandour R, Abu-Rmeileh NM, Forgione DA, Younis M. Identifying healthcare cost drivers in Palestine. Int J Health Plann Manage. 2021 May; 36(3):911-924.
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Broder-Fingert S, Lindly O, Zuckerman KE. Variability in Expenditures for Autism: A Canary in the Coal Mine for Disparities in Care? Psychiatr Serv. 2021 01 01; 72(1):98-99.
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Esquivel MK, Higa A, Hitchens M, Shelton C, Okihiro M. Keiki Produce Prescription (KPRx) Program Feasibility Study to Reduce Food Insecurity and Obesity Risk. Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2020 05 01; 79(5 Suppl 1):44-49.