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Components of Health Care Spending by Medicare Households, 2006 Share of Total Spending Average Total Spending = $28,908 Health Insurance (62.9% of Health Care) 8.8% Other Household Spending 85.9% Health care 14.1% Prescription Drugs (18.1%) 2.5% Medical services (15.3%) 2.1%
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Components of Health Care Spending by Medicare Households, 2006 Share of Total Spending Average Total Spending = $28,908 Health Insurance(62.9% of Health Care) 8.8% Other Household Spending85.9% Health care 14.1% Prescription Drugs(18.1%) 2.5% Medical services(15.3%) 2.1% Medical supplies(3.8%) 0.5% Average Health Care Spending = $4,068 NOTES: Numbers may not sum to total due to rounding. SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Expenditure Survey Interview and Expense Files, 2006.