Silver Book Fact
National health spending in 2008 reached $2.3 trillion, or $7,681 per person. This was a 4/4% increase from 2007.
Hartman M, Martin A, Nuccio O, Catlin A, et al. Health Spending Growth at a Historic Low in 2008. Health Affairs. January 2010; 29(1): 147-55. http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/content/full/29/1/147