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. 1984 Fall;6(1):1–29.

Table 12. Personal health care expenditures per capita for people 65 years of age or over, by source of funds and type of service: United States, 1984 and 1977.

Year and source of funds Type of service

Total care Hospital Physician Nursing home Other care
1984
Total $4,202 $1,900 $868 $880 $554
Private 1,379 216 344 457 362
 Consumer 1,363 209 344 451 359
  Out-of-pocket 1,059 59 227 441 332
  Insurance 304 150 117 10 27
 Other private 16 7 1 6 3
Government 2,823 1,684 524 423 192
 Medicare 2,051 1,420 502 19 110
 Medicaid 536 91 16 365 63
 Other government 236 172 6 39 19
1977
Total 1,785 777 320 440 248
Private 644 95 137 223 189
 Consumer 637 93 136 220 188
  Out-of-pocket 522 38 88 216 180
  Insurance 115 55 48 4 8
 Other private 7 2 1 3 2
Government 1,141 682 183 217 59
 Medicare 788 579 171 14 24
 Medicaid 249 30 10 183 26
 Other government 104 73 3 19 9
1

Less than $.50.

SOURCE: Office of Financial and Actuarial Analysis, Health Care Financing Administration