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Figure 32. HSAs Won’t Solve the Cost Problem: Most Costs Are Concentrated in the Very Sick. Distribution of health expenditures for the U.S. population, by magnitude of expenditure, 1997. Expenditure threshold (1997 dollars). 1%. 5%. 10%. $27,914. 27%. 50%. $7,995. 55%.
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Figure 32. HSAs Won’t Solve the Cost Problem:Most Costs Are Concentrated in the Very Sick Distribution of health expenditures for the U.S. population, by magnitude of expenditure, 1997 Expenditurethreshold (1997 dollars) 1% 5% 10% $27,914 27% 50% $7,995 55% $4,115 69% $351 97% Source: A.C. Monheit, “Persistence in Health Expenditures in the Short Run: Prevalence and Consequences,” Medical Care 41, supplement 7 (2003):III53–III64.