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. 1984 Fall;6(1):1–29.

Table 24. Medicare hospital insurance and supplementary medical insurance disbursements, by type: All areas, fiscal years 1977-1983.

Fiscal years Hospital and supplementary medical insurance Hospital insurance Supplementary medical insurance



Benefit payments Administrative expenses Total Benefit payments Administrative expenses1 Total Benefit payments Administrative expenses Total

Amount in millions
1977 $20,773 $ 776 $21,549 $14,906 $301 $15,207 $ 5,867 $475 $ 6,342
1978 24,263 955 25,218 17,411 451 17,862 6,852 504 7,356
1979 28,150 1,007 29,157 19,891 452 20,343 8,259 555 8,814
1980 33,934 1,090 35,025 23,790 497 24,288 10,144 593 10,737
1981 41,252 1,236 42,488 28,907 353 29,260 12,345 883 13,228
1982 49,149 1,275 50,424 34,343 521 34,864 14,806 754 15,560
1983 55,589 1,346 56,935 38,102 522 38,624 17,487 824 18,311
1

Includes costs of experiments, demonstration projects, and Peer Review Organizations.

NOTE: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.

SOURCE: Office of Financial and Actuarial Analysis, Bureau of Data Management and Strategy, Health Care Financing Administration.