The picture was bad enough ten years from now, but the fact that everything is accelerating gives greater impetus to be concerned about health reform.. The report found health care costs will average $8,160 this year for every man, woman and child, an increase of $356 per person from last year. Meanwhile, the number of uninsured has risen to about 48 million, according to a new estimate by the Kaiser Family Foundation. The government statisticians estimated that health costs will reach $13,100 per person in 2018, accounting for $1 out of every $5 spent in the economy.