This is likely due to a lower level of benefits, necessitating covering larger health expenses with personal money. This chart shows the share of out-of-pocket spending in total per capita health ...

per capita health care expenditures in the U.S. rose over the last 30 years from approximately $1,000 to $7,000 (adjusted for inflation) (Fig. 1). [2] In 2010, health care expenditures accounted ...