FIGURE E-5. Proportion of the top 5 percent and other 95 percent of spenders by race.

FIGURE E-5Proportion of the top 5 percent and other 95 percent of spenders by race

SOURCE: 2011 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey data (AHRQ and HHS, 2011), adjusted to include the nursing home population (CMS, 2014; Jones et al., 2009; National Center for Health Statistics, 2013; Sing et al., 2006).

From: Appendix E, Epidemiology of Serious Illness and High Utilization of Health Care

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