Table 7. National Health Expenditures by Type of Expenditure, Selected Years, 1950-1990.
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| 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1971 | 1975 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1983 | 1985 | 1990 | |
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| Total | $12.7 | $26.9 | $74.7 | $83.3 | $132.7 | $215.0 | $249.0 | $286.6 | $362.3 | $465.4 | $755.6 |
| Health Services and Supplies | 11.7 | 25.2 | 69.3 | 77.2 | 124.3 | 204.5 | 237.1 | 273.5 | 347.4 | 438.4 | 728.9 |
| Personal Health Care | 10.9 | 23.7 | 65.1 | 72.0 | 116.8 | 188.9 | 219.4 | 255.0 | 323.6 | 408.2 | 684.4 |
| Hospital Care | 3.9 | 9.1 | 27.8 | 30.8 | 52.1 | 86.1 | 100.4 | 118.0 | 154.7 | 196.7 | 340.1 |
| Physicians' Services | 2.7 | 5.7 | 14.3 | 15.9 | 24.9 | 40.2 | 46.8 | 54.8 | 69.8 | 87.9 | 141.9 |
| Dentists' Services | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 8.2 | 13.3 | 15.4 | 17.3 | 21.6 | 26.8 | 42.3 |
| Other Professional Services | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 7.9 | 10.1 | 17.4 |
| Drugs & Medical Sundries | 1.7 | 3.7 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 11.9 | 17.2 | 19.3 | 21.4 | 24.9 | 30.2 | 47.3 |
| Eyeglasses & Appliances | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 7.3 | 11.2 |
| Nursing Home Care | 0.2 | 0.5 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 10.1 | 17.6 | 20.6 | 24.2 | 30.3 | 38.9 | 67.1 |
| Other Health Services | 0.5 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 7.2 | 8.5 | 10.3 | 17.3 |
| Program Admin. & Net Cost of Insurance | 0.5 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 9.3 | 10.7 | 11.2 | 16.0 | 20.8 | 27.8 |
| Government Public Health Activities | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 9.4 | 16.7 |
| Research & Construction of Medical Facilities | 1.0 | 1.7 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 8.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.9 | 18.0 | 26.7 |
| Research | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 9.7 |
| Construction | 0.8 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 9.1 | 11.5 | 17.0 |
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Historical estimates are reported in Robert M. Gibson and Daniel R. Waldo, “National Health Expenditures, 1981,” Health Care Financing Review, September 1982, pp. 1-36.