Table 3.
Annual National Expenditures of Decedents and Nondecedents and Person-Year Adjusted Expenditures from 1992–19961
| Annual Expenditures (Millions of Dollars) | Decendent/NondecedentRatio of Mean | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decedents N51,676,095 | Nondecedents N=30,593,741 | Percent Spenton Decedents (95% CI) | Expenditures per Person Year (95% CI) | |
| All Expenses2 | $62,989 | $219,082 | 22% (20%–24%) | 4.98 (4.48–5.53) |
| Expenses by Payer | ||||
| Medicare | $39,789 | $112,310 | 26% (23%–30%) | 6.29 (5.20–7.61) |
| Non-Medicare | $23,200 | $106,772 | 18% (16%–20%) | 3.86 (3.42–4.35) |
| (Major Payers) | ||||
| Out-of-pocket | $8,734 | $48,802 | 15% (14%–17%) | 3.18 (2.81–3.60) |
| Medicaid | $8,466 | $25,277 | 25% (21%–30%) | 5.95 (4.61–7.67) |
| Supplemental Insurance3 | $3,515 | $21,773 | 14% (10%–19%) | 2.87 (2.06–3.99) |
| HMO4 | $1,075 | $7,855 | 12% (6.7%–22%) | 2.43 (1.24–4.75) |
| Expenses by Service6 | ||||
| Inpatient care | $25,927 | $60,756 | 30% (26%–34%) | 7.58 (6.29–9.12) |
| Outpatient hospital | $3,094 | $18,083 | 15% (11%–19%) | 3.04 (2.28–4.04) |
| Medical provider | $10,688 | $55,084 | 16% (15%–18%) | 3.44 (3.03–3.91) |
| Facility5 | $14,882 | $44,551 | 25% (21%–29%) | 5.93 (4.84–7.26) |
| Institution5 | $3,733 | $4,983 | 43% (34%–53%) | 13.23 (9.10–19.43) |
| Prescription drugs | $1,094 | $1,767 | 5.8% (5.2%–6.5%) | 1.10 (0.98–1.23) |
| Home health | $3,197 | $11,082 | 22% (18%–27%) | 5.12 (4.02–6.52) |
| Dental | $156 | $6,185 | 2.5% (1.4%–4.2%) | 0.45 (0.26–0.78) |
| Hospice | $1,232 | $179 | 87% (59%–∼100%) | 122.357 |
Medicare beneficiaries 65 years of age and older; year 1992–1995 expenditures adjusted to 1996 dollars.
Adjusted to be consistent with sum of Medicare and non-Medicare expenses.
Includes private and employer-purchased coverage.
Includes Medicare and non-Medicare HMO.
Expenses from continuous facility stays of two or more years are grouped with facility, and those from stays where admission and discharge are in same calendar year are grouped with institution.
Totals for services in columns 2 and 3 are slightly different than the amount for all expenses in those columns due to model differences.
Confidence interval unreliable because denominator is to close to zero.