AHRQ Stats

Nearly 85 percent of Americans had health care expenses in 2010, which included out-of-pocket payments and payments by Medicaid, Medicare and private insurance. The percentage was generally lower in California, Texas, and New York, and higher in Illinois. (Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Statistical Brief #414: Estimates of Health Care Expenditures for the 10 Largest States, 2010.)

Highlights

In 2010, 84.6 percent of the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population had expenses for health care. The percentage with an expense (overall or by type) was generally lower in California, Texas, and New York, and higher in Illinois.
The national average health care expenses per person and the average among persons with an expense were $4,094 and $4,839, respectively in 2010. Both of these averages were lower in California and Georgia.
The proportion of health care expenses paid by different sources varied by state. Compared to the U.S., Illinois and Pennsylvania had a higher percentage of expenses paid by private insurance and a lower percentage paid either by Medicare (Illinois) or by Medicaid (Pennsylvania). New York had a higher percentage paid by Medicaid and a lower percentage paid out of pocket. The percentage paid by Medicaid was also lower in Georgia, compared to the U.S. average.