In a recent study, researchers found that low back pain and neck pain top U.S. health spending.
They found Americans in 2016 spent an estimated $380 billion on low back pain and neck pain, as well as on joint and limb pain, and other musculoskeletal disorders.
In total, $3.1 trillion—or $9,655 per person, about 17.9% of the US GDP—was spent on health care by a combination of individuals and public and private insurance.
In 1996, that percentage was only 13.3% of GDP, with a total amount of $1.4 trillion, or $5,259 per person.
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