Table 4.

Estimated aggregate total, incremental adjusted direct, and OOP healthcare cost among individuals with arthritis. Values are in adjusted 2014 US dollars, unless otherwise specified.

YearTotalOOPInpatientOutpatientPrescription Drugs
Aggregate% of TotalAggregated% of TotalAggregate% of TotalAggregate% of Total
Based on raw average expenditures estimates, billion
  2008584.883.814169.529190.733144.625
  2009609.880.013169.728211.035148.224
  2010595.374.413185.831181.230149.225
  2011612.674.712191.131185.430156.426
  2012631.277.312197.731200.632150.524
  2013631.578.212170.327212.034167.627
  2014645.171.511169.326217.934172.627
Based on estimates from fully adjusted model 4, billion
  2008112.27.4743.13842.83826.323
  2009110.810.71023.22144.54026.424
  201086.38.2919.02225.83021.825
  2011118.89.6834.42928.32440.634
  2012160.312.3855.13456.53534.121
  2013141.811.3831.32260.94333.724
  2014107.710.91030.52836.33434.432
  • Based on data of individuals aged ≥ 18 years, and alive during a calendar year in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey from 2008 to 2014. OOP: out-of-pocket expenditures.