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Out-of-pocket health spending was up 10% in 2021: CMS

December 15, 2022 Reprints

Americans' out-of-pocket health spending rose 10.4% in 2021, driven in part by demand for dental services, eyeglasses and medical supplies, according to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' annual National Health Expenditures report, Axios reports. Overall health spending grew by only 2.7%, a much smaller rate than the 10.3% bump seen in 2020, the analysis found.

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