Definition: The amounts spent by individuals, groups, nations, or private or public organizations for total health care and/or its various components. These amounts may or may not be equivalent to the actual costs (HEALTH CARE COSTS) and may or may not be shared among the patient, insurers, and/or employers.
amount spent for health care: do not confuse with HEALTH CARE COSTS (actual costs of providing care) or with FEES AND CHARGES (amount charged regardless of cost)
See AlsoHealth Care Costs ExamplesCapital Expenditures
Other names Expenditures, Health; Indirect Expenditures; Indirect Expenditure; Health Expenditure; Expenditure, Indirect; Expenditure, Health; Expenditure, Direct; Expenditure; Direct Expenditures; Direct Expenditure; Expenditures, Indirect; Expenditures, Direct; Expenditures
