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Excerpted from McKinsey Quarterly: “Health care costs: A market-based view”, Sept. 2008

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In 2007, healthcare expenditures in the US wereover $2 trillion … roughly $7,000 per capita.

Based on 2005 data — which is likely to hold in 2007 — seniors over-consume healthcare — by a lot.

The over 75 crowd accounts for about 4 times the average healthcare spending … and about 6 times  an average  young adult (10-44)

Source: US Centers for Mecicare & Medicaid Services

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Full article:
http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/Health_care_costs_A_market-based_view_2201_abstract

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