According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, in 2013 state and local governments spent how much of their budgets on health care costs?

A. 10 percent
B. 20.5 percent
C. 31.5 percent
D. 40.5 percent
E. 45.2 percent


C. 31.5 percent

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, as well as the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, estimated that state and local governments spent approximately 31.5% of their budget on health care costs.

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