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. 1981 Winter;2(3):55–83.

Table 6. Use of Medicare Services by the Aged: Persons Served Per 1,000 Enrolled by Type of Service, Race, and Region, 1969 and 1976.

All Areas Northeast North Central South West
Type of Reimbursed Service 1969 1976 1969 1976 1969 1976 1969 1976 1969 1976
White
Hospital Insurance and/or Supplementary Medical Insurance 435 561 445 597 407 524 433 554 521 626
Hospital Insurance 212 233 189 219 224 244 231 251 215 220
 Inpatient Hospital Services 208 231 184 216 220 243 228 249 209 218
 Skilled Nursing Facility Services 20 13 19 15 17 12 18 9 36 21
 Home Health Agency Services 10 18 13 26 8 13 7 15 13 18
Supplementary Medical Insurance 434 569 444 601 397 523 428 557 521 631
 Physician and Other Medical Services 425 553 431 577 389 508 421 545 512 617
 Outpatient Services 84 194 102 238 73 181 67 157 102 219
 Home Health Agency Services 7 8 11 10 5 6 6 9 10 8
All Other Races
Hospital Insurance and/or Supplementary Medical Insurance 333 495 396 595 393 548 294 455 456 582
Hospital Insurance 167 196 164 204 194 232 164 195 174 176
 Inpatient Hospital Services 165 193 160 200 191 229 162 192 169 174
 Skilled Nursing Facility Services 9 8 9 7 13 10 7 6 20 15
 Home Health Agency Services 9 20 14 26 13 26 7 18 10 18
Supplementary Medical Insurance 341 518 404 610 392 563 294 468 468 595
 Physician and Other Medical Services 309 476 356 546 336 502 269 435 451 561
 Outpatient Services 103 225 151 312 152 282 76 185 123 240
 Home Health Agency Services 8 12 10 11 10 11 7 13 8 7
Ratio: White to All Other Races
Hospital Insurance and/or Supplementary Medical Insurance 1.31 1.13 1.12 1.00 1.04 .96 1.47 1.22 1.14 1.07
Hospital Insurance 1.27 1.19 1.15 1.07 1.15 1.05 1.41 1.29 1.24 1.25
 Inpatient Hospital Services 1.27 1.19 1.15 1.08 1.15 1.06 1.41 1.30 1.24 1.25
 Skilled Nursing Facility Services 2.23 1.72 2.11 2.14 1.31 1.20 2.57 1.50 1.80 1.41
 Home Health Agency Services 1.08 .88 .93 1.00 .62 .48 1.00 .87 1.30 .99
Supplementary Medical Insurance 1.28 1.10 1.10 .99 1.01 .93 1.46 1.19 1.11 1.06
 Physician and Other Medical Services 1.38 1.16 1.21 1.06 1.16 1.01 1.57 1.25 1.14 1.10
 Outpatient Services .81 .86 .68 .76 .48 .64 .88 .85 .83 .91
 Home Health Agency Services .94 .72 1.10 .91 .50 .53 .86 .71 1.25 1.10