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The pace of health care spending far outstrips American wages. In fact, income declined in the past decade.
Health care spending per capita in the US increased 36 percent between 2000 and 2010, from $6,177 to $8,402 for every person in the country. During the same period, inflation-adjusted pay went down approximately 6.4 percent, from $28,293 per capita in 2000 to $26,487 in 2010.
What if wages per person had gone up like health care spending? Find out by clicking to view today’s infographic in full.
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: Council on Foreign Relations: “Healthcare Costs and U.S. Competitiveness” More
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