“Ordinary Americans” may be spending more on health care than they realize.[@@]
Researchers at Milliman Inc., Seattle, an actuarial firm, say the typical U.S. family of 4 will spend $12,214 on medical care this year, up 9.1% from the total for 2004.
Members of that typical family will have to pay $2,035 of the $12,214 in charges out of their own pockets, the Milliman researchers estimate.