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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Soc Sci Med. 2011 Jun 2;73(2):254–263. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.05.027

Table 2.

Per Capita Lifetime Fiscal Effects of European Health Scenario for Cohort in 2004

Expenditure Category Status
Quo		 European
Scenario		 Difference
Government Revenues
    Federal Tax 46,289 47,637 1,348
    State Tax 16,035 16,535 500
    Social security payroll taxes 16,566 17,031 465
    Medicare payroll taxes 4,020 4,132 112
    Total 82,910 85,335 2,425
Government Expenditures
    Old Age and Survivors Insurance benefits (OASI) 138,123 144,716 6,593
    Supplementary Security Income (SSI) 3,454 3,471 17
    Disability Insurance benefits (DI) 6,356 5,673 −683
    Medicare costs 73,391 68,674 −4,717
    Medicaid costs 21,745 18,058 −3,687
    Total 243,069 240,592 −2,477
Net Fiscal Effect 4,902
Total Health Care Expenditures 210,993 193,202 −17,791

Source: authors' calculations using the microsimulation model. Amounts reported in $2004 USD. Present discounted values computed using a real discount rate of 3%. Total Health Care Expenditures include private health insurance and other expenditures not covered by Medicare and Medicaid.