National Health Expenditures as a % of GDP: In 1960 it was 5.1%. In 1985 it was 10.1%. In 2003 it was 15.3%. In 2009 it was 17.3% of GDP. Obviously, this insanity has to stop.
Source: National Health Expenditures, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary, National Health Statistics Group; U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis; and U.S. Bureau of the Census.
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