Silver Book Fact
Total U.S. health expenditures reached $2.1 trillion in 2006, which translates to $7,026 per person or 16% of the nation’s GDP.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. National Health Expenditure Accounts: 2006 Highlights. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; 2008. http://www.cms.hhs.gov/NationalHealthExpendData/02_NationalHealthAccountsHistorical.asp#TopOfPage