VIDEO: Healthcare Spending Now Accounts For Almost One-Fifth Of The Entire U.S. Economy Nov17 by Joseph Saraceno Everybody agrees that healthcare costs are way too high. Back in 1960, healthcare spending accounted for approximately 5 percent of GDP MORE Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window) Related