By NextBestFitDurable medical equipment
Eyeglasses, contact lenses, hearing aids, wheelchairs, oxygen equipment rental.
Amount
$86.4B
per year
Per resident, per year
$253
÷ 341.1M people
Per household, per year
$654
÷ 132.2M households
How it is built
Out of pocket $35.8B + Private health insurance $18.9B + Medicare $18.5B + Medicaid $11.5B + Other insurance programs (CHIP, DoD, VA) $0.3B + Other third-party payers & programs $1.3B
Part of: National health expenditures ($5,278.6B, 2024)
Details
| Out of pocket | $35.8B |
| Private health insurance | $18.9B |
| Medicare | $18.5B |
| Medicaid | $11.5B |
| Other insurance programs (CHIP, DoD, VA) | $0.3B |
| Other third-party payers & programs | $1.3B |
Problems this cost relates to
Sources: CMS Office of the Actuary (2025)