Table 2.
Average (with SE) Annual Population-Weighted Medical Expenditures (Adjusted for Demographic, Health Status, and Insurance Coverage Covariates, with SE Accounting for Survey Design) for Men Who Used Any Health Care during a Survey Year
| Age Group | Men between 19 and 64 Years Old |
Men 65 Years or Older |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veteran–VA User Status |
Nonveterans |
Veterans Not in VA Care |
Veterans in VA Care |
Nonveterans |
Veterans Not in VA Care |
Veterans in VA Care |
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| Residence | Urban | Rural | Urban | Rural | Urban | Rural | Urban | Rural | Urban | Rural | Urban | Rural |
| Total medical expenditures | 2,804 | 2,795 | 2,209 | 2,450 | 5,101 | 4,005 | 6,619 | 6,622 | 6,732 | 6,934 | 8,195 | 8,441 |
| (105) | (138) | (99) | (303) | (331) | (483) | (249) | (489) | (270) | (863) | (346) | (492) | |
| Major care components | ||||||||||||
| Inpatient care | 852 | 793 | 571 | 636 | 1,624 | 921 | 2,596 | 2,405 | 2,682 | 3,048 | 3,070 | 3,573 |
| (94) | (72) | (71) | (220) | (249) | (246) | (187) | (361) | (218) | (516) | (246) | (411) | |
| 30% | 28% | 26% | 26% | 32% | 23% | 39% | 36% | 40% | 44% | 37% | 42% | |
| Other hospital-based care (outpatient and emergency room) | 370 | 449 | 325 | 399 | 781 | 744 | 530 | 746 | 706 | 495 | 944 | 815 |
| (11) | (30) | (25) | (47) | (66) | (152) | (34) | (98) | (59) | (52) | (114) | (79) | |
| 13% | 16% | 15% | 16% | 15% | 19% | 8% | 11% | 11% | 7% | 12% | 10% | |
| Office-based care | 528 | 473 | 443 | 520 | 998 | 824 | 1,108 | 984 | 1,067 | 1,249 | 1,398 | 1,231 |
| (10) | (24) | (19) | (53) | (68) | (105) | (48) | (90) | (37) | (169) | (69) | (91) | |
| 19% | 17% | 20% | 21% | 20% | 21% | 17% | 15% | 16% | 18% | 17% | 15% | |
| Other health care (optometry, dental, PT/OT, prosthetics, etc.) | 573 | 574 | 502 | 467 | 1,017 | 939 | 1,245 | 1,264 | 1,139 | 1,109 | 1,520 | 1,567 |
| (16) | (40) | (26) | (41) | (109) | (184) | (84) | (146) | (46) | (215) | (124) | (129) | |
| 20% | 21% | 23% | 19% | 20% | 23% | 19% | 19% | 17% | 16% | 19% | 19% | |
| Pharmacy services | 480 | 507 | 369 | 428 | 681 | 578 | 1,140 | 1,222 | 1,138 | 1,034 | 1,263 | 1,255 |
| (9) | (19) | (12) | (30) | (57) | (71) | (29) | (37) | (35) | (50) | (38) | (66) | |
| 17% | 18% | 17% | 18% | 13% | 14% | 17% | 19% | 17% | 15% | 15% | 15% | |
| Major sources of payment | ||||||||||||
| Medicare | 221 | 245 | 257 | 181 | 182 | 450 | 3,656 | 3,797 | 3,900 | 3,591 | 3,939 | 4,486 |
| (17) | (47) | (30) | (24) | (66) | (204) | (188) | (401) | (213) | (322) | (234) | (396) | |
| 8% | 9% | 12% | 7% | 4% | 11% | 55% | 57% | 58% | 52% | 48% | 53% | |
| Private insurance | 1,462 | 1,512 | 1,177 | 1,533 | 2,264 | 1,482 | 1,193 | 1,069 | 1,237 | 1,611 | 1,324 | 985 |
| (81) | (100) | (89) | (283) | (249) | (320) | (93) | (110) | (87) | (517) | (114) | (85) | |
| 52% | 54% | 53% | 63% | 44% | 37% | 18% | 16% | 18% | 23% | 16% | 12% | |
| Self/family | 508 | 520 | 406 | 435 | 523 | 483 | 1,216 | 1,236 | 889 | 1,019 | 1,006 | 947 |
| (10) | (16) | (14) | (27) | (48) | (71) | (52) | (57) | (29) | (119) | (53) | (61) | |
| 18% | 19% | 18% | 18% | 10% | 12% | 18% | 19% | 13% | 15% | 12% | 11% | |
| Other sources (workers' comp, Medicaid, etc.) | 570 | 505 | 394 | 336 | 855 | 362 | 532 | 575 | 535 | 502 | 707 | 722 |
| (46) | (49) | (24) | (50) | (158) | (151) | (46) | (83) | (42) | (26) | (95) | (103) | |
| 20% | 18% | 18% | 14% | 17% | 9% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 9% | 9% | |
| VA | — | — | — | — | 1,295 | 1,237 | — | — | — | — | 1,265 | 1,341 |
| (129) | (196) | (123) | (172) | |||||||||
| 25% | 31% | 15% | 16% | |||||||||
Total expenditures and expenditures broken down by major categories of care and by major payers. Each percentage represents the cell average divided by the average of total medical expenditures for the column.