This statistic reflects the costs for research and development in U.S. health care from 1982 to 2018. In 2009, these costs were about 139 billion U.S. dollars. By 2018, the amount had increased to about 194 billion U.S. dollars.
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Research!America. (December 13, 2019). Costs for research and development in U.S. health care from 1982 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /statistics/272017/research-and-development-costs-in-us-health-care-since-1982/
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Costs for research and development in U.S. health care from 1982 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Research!America, December 13, 2019. [Online]. Available: /statistics/272017/research-and-development-costs-in-us-health-care-since-1982/