The amounts spent by individuals, groups, nations, or private or public organizations for total health care and/or its various components. These amounts may or may not be equivalent to the actual costs (HEALTH CARE COSTS) and may or may not be shared among the patient, insurers, and/or employers.

Descriptor ID	D005102
MeSH Number(s)	N03.219.151.450 N05.300.385
Concept/Terms	Health Expenditures Health Expenditures Expenditure, Health Health Expenditure Expenditures, Health Expenditures, Direct Expenditures, Direct Direct Expenditure Direct Expenditures Expenditure, Direct Expenditures, Out-of-Pocket Expenditures, Out-of-Pocket Expenditure, Out-of-Pocket Expenditures, Out of Pocket Out-of-Pocket Expenditure Out-of-Pocket Expenditures Out-of-Pocket Payments Out of Pocket Payments Out-of-Pocket Payment Payment, Out-of-Pocket Payments, Out-of-Pocket Out-of-Pocket Costs Cost, Out-of-Pocket Costs, Out-of-Pocket Out of Pocket Costs Out-of-Pocket Cost Out-of-Pocket Spending Out of Pocket Spending Spending, Out-of-Pocket Out-of Pocket Expenditures Expenditure, Out-of Pocket Expenditures, Out-of Pocket Out of Pocket Expenditures Out-of Pocket Expenditure Out-of-Pocket Expenses Expense, Out-of-Pocket Expenses, Out-of-Pocket Out of Pocket Expenses Out-of-Pocket Expense Expenditures Expenditures Expenditure Expenditures, Indirect Expenditures, Indirect Expenditure, Indirect Indirect Expenditure Indirect Expenditures

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Health Expenditures".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Health Expenditures".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Health Expenditures".