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. 1984 Fall;6(1):1–29.

Table 22. Number of aged Medicare enrollees served per 1,000 enrolled, by type of coverage: United States, 1977-19841.

Type of coverage Calendar year Average annual percent change


1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 19832 1984 2 1977-81 1982-84
Hospital insurance and/or supplementary medical insurance 570 594 610 638 655 641 655 660 3.5 1.5
Hospital insurance 231 232 232 240 243 251 255 260 1.3 1.8
Supplementary medical insurance 581 607 624 652 669 654 660 670 3.6 1.2
1

Data include experience for persons who exceeded the annual Medicare deductibles and for whom reimbursements were made. The SMI annual deductible increased from $60 to $75 on January 1, 1982. For that reason, comparisons of data for periods after 1981 with data for 1981 and earlier may be misleading.

2

Estimated.

NOTE: Based on a 5-percent sample of enrollees.

SOURCE: Bureau of Data Management and Strategy, Health Care Financing Administration.