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. 2006 Nov 13;103(48):18374–18379. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0608483103

Table 4.

Average Medicare Part A expenditures by disability category and year (in 2004 dollars)

Age and disability level 1982 1984 1989 1994 1999 2004
Total
    Nondisabled 2,238 2,212 1,967 1,881 1,745 1,584
    IADL only 5,190 4,440 2,973 3,802 2,904 3,590
    One or two ADL 5,733 5,369 4,580 5,307 4,403 4,849
    Three or four ADL 9,884 7,855 6,439 10,956 7,712 6,476
    Five or six ADL 15,236 13,706 11,880 17,716 13,558 11,971
    Institution 8,528 7,084 7,853 8,550 10,070 9,788
Age 65–84
    Nondisabled 2,208 2,189 1,926 1,873 1,683 1,521
    IADL only 5,291 4,603 3,059 4,058 2,765 3,631
    One or two ADL 5,852 5,466 4,679 5,103 4,461 5,338
    Three or four ADL 10,901 7,961 6,976 9,017 8,363 7,284
    Five or six ADL 17,359 14,896 11,679 10,479 14,922 12,454
    Institution 9,808 8,159 9,314 6,574 12,821 10,795
Age 85+
    Nondisabled 2,893 2,742 2,804 2,015 2,593 2,296
    IADL only 4,531 3,556 2,524 2,694 3,448 3,459
    One or two ADL 5,267 5,022 4,222 4,496 4,231 3,678
    Three or four ADL 6,278 7,482 5,044 8,528 6,236 5,050
    Five or six ADL 8,415 10,512 12,391 17,359 11,081 10,929
    Institution 6,675 5,654 6,016 7,076 7,316 8,816