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. 1981 Winter;2(3):55–83.

Table 8. Use of Medicare Services by the Aged: Reimbursement Per Person Served by Type of Service, Race, and Religion, 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 $ 697 $1,212 $ 734 $1,319 $715 $1,243 $628 $1,091 $ 701 $1,210
Hospital Insurance 1,019 2,155 1,237 2,667 979 2,064 813 1,753 1,153 2,389
 Inpatient Hospital Services 950 2,085 1,158 2,568 925 2,014 763 1,696 1,039 2,305
 Skilled Nursing Facility Services 785 984 899 1,254 798 960 683 895 750 768
 Home Health Agency Services 261 471 226 422 229 380 282 612 337 453
Supplementary Medical Insurance 211 334 217 354 189 295 206 319 234 387
 Physician and Other Medical Services 203 299 210 314 183 265 200 291 220 340
 Outpatient Services 47 112 41 119 41 98 45 93 69 143
 Home Health Agency Services 176 378 160 323 164 355 175 439 218 364
All Other Races
Hospital Insurance and/or Supplementary Medical Insurance $ 677 $1,247 $ 791 $1,544 $ 769 $1,552 $597 $1,053 $ 688 $1,185
Hospital Insurance 1,019 2,438 1,458 3,526 1,234 2,998 806 1,887 1,270 2,818
 Inpatient Hospital Services 975 2,379 1,419 3,471 1,183 2,934 775 1,834 1,166 2,729
 Skilled Nursing Facility Services 849 1,102 892 1,580 856 1,090 751 1,011 1,012 982
 Home Health Agency Services 266 503 251 465 218 470 272 549 361 441
Supplementary Medical Insurance 182 326 201 395 175 326 167 283 214 387
 Physician and Other Medical Services 177 263 198 320 174 265 163 228 194 315
 Outpatient Services 58 169 57 198 54 160 52 146 84 212
 Home Health Agency Services 206 458 229 391 191 448 192 481 273 399
Ratio: White to All Other Races
Hospital Insurance and/or Supplementary Medical Insurance 1.03 .97 .93 .85 .93 .80 1.05 1.04 1.02 1.02
Hospital Insurance 1.00 .88 .85 .76 .79 .69 1.01 .93 .91 .85
 Inpatient Hospital Services .97 .88 .82 .74 .78 .69 .98 .92 .89 .84
 Skilled Nursing Facility Services .92 .89 1.01 .79 .93 .88 .91 .89 .74 .78
 Home Health Agency Services .98 .94 .90 .91 1.05 .81 1.04 1.11 .93 1.03
Supplementary Medical Insurance 1.15 1.03 1.08 .90 1.08 .90 1.23 1.13 1.09 1.00
 Physician and Other Medical Services 1.15 1.14 1.06 .98 1.05 1.00 1.23 1.28 1.13 1.08
 Outpatient Services .82 .66 .72 .60 .76 .61 .87 .64 .82 .68
 Home Health Agency Services .85 .82 .70 .83 .86 .79 .91 .91 .80 .91