Health care equipment, appliances, and supplies for persons, and related products

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Federal Obligation

$21.8B

2017 Fiscal Year

Top Purchasing Agency

Department of Veterans Affairs

$9.04B in 2017

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In 2017, the US government spent $21.8B on Health care equipment, appliances, and supplies for persons, and related products. The agency which purchased the largest amount of Health care equipment, appliances, and supplies for persons, and related products in 2017 was Department of Veterans Affairs ($9.04B), followed by Defense Logistics ($6.53B) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ($4.62B).

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Government Spending

Monthly Federal Spending

$21.8B

2017 Obligation Amount

Contract

Most Common Purchase Method

In 2017, the US government spent $21.8B on health care equipment, appliances, and supplies for persons, and related products.

The following chart shows how that figure fluctuated month by month.

Purchasing Agencies

Largest Purchasing Agencies

Department of Veterans Affairs
$9.04B
Defense Logistics
$6.53B
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
$4.62B

The agency which purchased the largest amount of health care equipment, appliances, and supplies for persons, and related products in Fiscal Year 2017 was the Department of Veterans Affairs ($9.04B), followed by the Defense Logistics ($6.53B) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ($4.62B).

The following chart shows the share of purchases of health care equipment, appliances, and supplies for persons, and related products across all federal agencies.