Cost of Medical Care This source places the annual cost of medical care in the US at over one trillion dollars It would be useful to know if there is any research comparing the average amount spent by Christian Scientists on health care to the amount spent per capita by individuals health companies and the state on conventional medical care It could then perhaps feed into the Medical Controversies section As someone who has relied almost completely on Christian Science health care for 35 years or so it seems that I would spend nowhere near the amount indicated in the linked article than is spent per individual on medical care I would say in my case a few hundred dollars per year at most on practitioners fees