Table 6.

Average Annual Medical Care Spending (over 3 Years), by Baseline Health Status Category (Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, Ages 67–70^*)

		Average Annual Spending (over 3 years)
Health Status Category	Sample Size	Medicare & Medicaid	Private Insurance	Out-of-Pocket	Total
7 (excellent)	434	$1,705	$791	$826	$3,466
6	555	2,330	814	1,018	4,363
5	492	3,401	1,168	1,049	5,803
4	202	5,786	1,320	1,268	8,733
3	148	8,106	2,004	1,814	12,123
2 (poorest)	250	15,991	1,678	1,786	19,901
1 (death)	0	0	0	0	0
Total	2,081	–	–	–	–

Note:

^*Medical care spending is tracked for 3 years for people who enter MCBS at age 66 or 67, starting the year after initial entry into survey sample.