Health spending passes $10,000 per person for first time

Published December 6, 2017 9:00pm ET



The average amount spent on healthcare per person reached $10,348 in 2016, surpassing $10,000 for the first time, according to an annual report by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

The amount is a $354 increase from the year before.

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