National Health Expenditure Accounts are a measure of expenditures on healthcare goods and services in the United States. In the most recent set of estimates, expenditures totaled what percentage of U.S. health spending?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5
Ans: B
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Government public health activity constitutes an important service category. In the most recent set of estimates, expenditures totaled $56.1 billion in 2004, or 3% of total U.S. health spending (National Health Expenditures, 2013).
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