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. 1980 Spring;1(4):65–90.

Table 10. Hospital Expenditures and Percentage Distribution of Channels of Payment by Type of Hospital and Age Group, Calendar Years 1970 and 1977. (Dollar amounts in millions).

1977 1970


Total Under 19 19-64 65 and Over Total Under 19 19-64 65 and Over


Psychiatric Hospitals (non-Federal) $4,015 $199 $2,632 $1,184 $2,534 $81 $1,710 $744
 State and Local Hospitals
  Sources of Payment-Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


  Medicare 1.7 .4 4.9 .5 1.6
  Medicaid 18.7 34.7 15.3 23.6 11.0 3.7 .5 35.9
  Other Federal 1.5 7.0 1.5 .5 1.5 9.9 1.5 .5
  Other State and Local 44.6 8.5 46.5 46.5 70.1 74.1 79.1 48.9
  Private Health Insurance 14.0 41.2 18.0 .6 1.0 3.7 1.2 .1
  Direct Payment 19.5 8.5 18.3 23.9 15.9 8.6 17.6 12.9
 Private Hospitals $661 $33 $433 $195 $258 $8 $174 $76
  Sources of Payment-Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


  Medicare 1.7 .5 4.6 3.5 11.8
  Other State and Local 1.1 3.0 1.2 .5 1.9 2.9
  Private Health Insurance 70.0 84.8 77.4 50.8 48.1 37.5 48.3 48.7
  Philanthropy 3.9 3.0 3.9 4.1 3.9 12.5 3.4 3.9
  Direct Payments 23.4 9.1 17.1 40.0 42.6 50.0 45.4 35.5
Federal Hospitals $6,099 $747 $4,595 $757 $2,822 $499 $2,025 $349
  Sources of Payment-Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


  Veterans Administration 58.6 63.6 85.6 53.2 59.9 82.8
  Department of Defense 32.2 63.1 31.2 8.3 38.0 83.5 32.8 9.2
  Other 9.2 36.9 5.2 6.1 8.8 16.5 7.3 8.0
Other Hospitals $57,139 $5,572 $34,806 $16,761 $22,184 $2,901 3 $13,397 $5,885
  Sources of Payment-Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


  Medicare 28.2 .1 6.0 83.8 22.3 84.2
  Medicaid 9.9 28.1 10.5 2.7 8.8 16.9 9.9 2.3
  Workers Compensation 2.3 3.7 .2 2.3 3.8 .3
  State and Local Public Assistance .7 .3 1.1 .2 .9 1.1 1.1 .2
  Other State and Local 5.9 1.3 8.6 1.9 7.0 9.5 8.7 1.9
  Department of Defense .7 1.8 .9 .1 1.1 3.0 1.1 .1
  Other Government Programs 1.5 6.6 1.0 .6 .9 2.3 1.0 .1
  Philanthropy 1.2 .3 1.9 .2 1.5 .5 1.9 1.0
  Private Health Insurance 41.2 57.6 54.8 7.6 44.4 58.8 58.5 5.4
  Direct Payments 8.3 4.0 11.5 2.8 10.7 8.0 14.0 4.4