Over the past four years, total spending in each category of the National Health Expenditure (NHE) has increased; however, as a percent of NHE, spending in each category has been stable.

*Projected by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

**Other spending includes dental services, other professional services, nursing home and home healthcare, durable medical products, over-the-counter medicines and sundries, public health activities, research and construction, and government administration and net costs of private health insurance

Source: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (2006)