Table 4. National health expenditures, by type of expenditure and source of funds, calendar years 1976-1978.
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| Total | Direct Payments | Other 1/ | Total | Federal | State and local | ||
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| Total | $192,448 | $114,311 | $55,317 | $58,994 | $78,136 | $53,725 | $24,411 |
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| Health services and supplies | 183,007 | 110,780 | 55,317 | 55,463 | 72,227 | 49,435 | 22,792 |
| Personal health care | 167,911 | 102,870 | 55,317 | 47,553 | 65,042 | 46,503 | 18,539 |
| Hospital care | 76,025 | 35,107 | 7,534 | 27,573 | 40,918 | 30,344 | 10,574 |
| Physicians' services | 35,250 | 25,811 | 12,013 | 13,798 | 9,439 | 7,066 | 2,374 |
| Dentists' services | 13,300 | 12,761 | 10,213 | 2,548 | 539 | 310 | 229 |
| Other professional services | 4,275 | 3,303 | 2,233 | 1,070 | 972 | 677 | 295 |
| Drugs and drug sundries | 15,098 | 13,798 | 12,667 | 1,131 | 1,300 | 667 | 634 |
| Eyeglasses and appliances | 3,879 | 3,522 | 3,478 | 44 | 357 | 285 | 72 |
| Nursing-home care | 15,751 | 7,394 | 7,179 | 214 | 8,358 | 4,715 | 3,643 |
| Other health services | 4,333 | 1,175 | --- | 1,175 | 3,158 | 2,440 | 719 |
| Expenses for prepayment and administration | 10,022 | 7,910 | --- | 7,910 | 2,112 | 1,729 | 384 |
| Government public health activities | 5,073 | --- | --- | --- | 5,073 | 1,204 | 3,869 |
| Research and medical-facilities construction | 9,441 | 3,532 | --- | 3,532 | 5,910 | 4,290 | 1,620 |
| Research 3/ | 4,287 | 296 | --- | 296 | 3,991 | 3,680 | 312 |
| Construction | 5,154 | 3,236 | --- | 3,236 | 1,918 | 610 | 1,308 |
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| 1977 | |||||||
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| Total | $169,994 | $100,671 | $48,596 | $52,075 | $69,323 | $47,358 | $21,965 |
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| Health services and supplies | 161,247 | 97,202 | 48,596 | 48,606 | 64,046 | 43,701 | 20,344 |
| Personal health care | 149,139 | 91,048 | 48,596 | 42,452 | 58,091 | 41,096 | 16,996 |
| Hospital care | 67,914 | 30,964 | 6,268 | 24,696 | 36,950 | 27,141 | 9,809 |
| Physicians' services | 31,242 | 23,136 | 10,890 | 12,246 | 8,106 | 5,995 | 2,111 |
| Dentists' services | 11,650 | 11,146 | 8,898 | 2,248 | 504 | 295 | 209 |
| Other professional services | 3,700 | 2,859 | 1,897 | 962 | 841 | 570 | 271 |
| Drugs and drug sundries | 13,810 | 12,614 | 11,613 | 1,001 | 1,196 | 619 | 577 |
| Eyeglasses and appliances | 3,455 | 3,158 | 3,123 | 35 | 297 | 234 | 63 |
| Nursing-home care | 13,364 | 6,086 | 5,907 | 179 | 7,278 | 4,141 | 3,137 |
| Other health services | 4,005 | 1,085 | --- | 1,085 | 2,920 | 2,101 | 818 |
| Expenses for prepayment and administration | 7,844 | 6,154 | --- | 6,154 | 1,690 | 1,369 | 322 |
| Government public health activities. | 4,254 | --- | --- | --- | 4,264 | 1,237 | 3,027 |
| Research and medical-facilities construction | 8,746 | 3,469 | --- | 3,469 | 5,277 | 3,657 | 1,621 |
| Research 3/ | 3,714 | 276 | --- | 276 | 3,438 | 3,155 | 283 |
| Construction | 5,032 | 3,193 | --- | 3,193 | 1,839 | 501 | 1,338 |
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| Total | $148,870 | $86,572 | $41,869 | $44,702 | $62,299 | $42,531 | $19,768 |
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| Health services and supplies | 140,064 | 83,056 | 41,869 | 41,187 | 57,008 | 39,011 | 17,997 |
| Personal health care | 132,127 | 80,531 | 41,869 | 38,662 | 51,596 | 36,283 | 15,314 |
| Hospital care | 59,806 | 27,037 | 4,085 | 22,952 | 32,769 | 23,880 | 8,890 |
| Physicians' services | 27,658 | 20,592 | 9,654 | 10,937 | 7,066 | 5,143 | 1,923 |
| Dentists' services | 10,131 | 9,648 | 7,754 | 1,894 | 483 | 286 | 197 |
| Other professional services | 3,202 | 2,545 | 1,763 | 782 | 657 | 462 | 195 |
| Drugs and drug sundries | 12,809 | 11,667 | 10,748 | 919 | 1,142 | 593 | 549 |
| Eyeglasses and appliances | 3,201 | 2,943 | 2,919 | 23 | 258 | 201 | 57 |
| Nursing-home care | 11,452 | 5,106 | 4,945 | 161 | 6,346 | 3,605 | 2,741 |
| Other health services | 3,868 | 993 | --- | 993 | 2,875 | 2,114 | 762 |
| Expenses for prepayment and administration | 4,204 | 2,525 | --- | 2,525 | 1,679 | 1,415 | 263 |
| Government public health activities. | 3,733 | --- | --- | --- | 3,733 | 1,313 | 2,420 |
| Research and medical-facilities construction | 8,806 | 3,515 | --- | 3,515 | 5,290 | 3,520 | 1,770 |
| Research 3/ | 3,552 | 269 | --- | 269 | 3,283 | 3,018 | 265 |
| Construction | 5,254 | 3,246 | --- | 3,246 | 2,008 | 502 | 1,506 |
1/
Private health insurance benefits, spending by philanthropic organizations, industrial inplant services and privately financed construction.
2/
Preliminary estimates.
3/
Research and development expenditures of drug companies and other manufacturers and providers of medical equipment and supplies excluded from “research expenditures” but included in the expenditure class in which the product falls.