The graphic shows a small drop in the year 2002 in contrast with the increasing trend in the percentage of change in health care spending over the period from the year 1995 to the year 2001. An unusual drop is observed between the year 1995 and the year 1996. The percentage of change in health care spending drops to 8.53 percent in the year 2002 and reaches to 10 percent in the year 2001. The percentage of this spending in the year 2002 is nearly 3.9 times higher than that in the year 1995. Moderate increases are observed almost every year over the period from the year 1995 to the year 2001.