Table 12. National health expenditures, by type of expenditure: Selected years, 1950-90.
| Type of expenditure | 1950 | 1955 | 1960 | 1965 | 1970 | 1973 | 1975 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1985 | 1988 | 1990 |
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| Total | $12.7 | $17.7 | $26.9 | $41.9 | $75.0 | $103.4 | $132.7 | $215.1 | $248.0 | $285.8 | $322.3 | $355.4 | $419.5 | $552.4 | $660.1 |
| Health services and supplies | 11.7 | 16.9 | 25.2 | 38.4 | 69.6 | 96.5 | 124.3 | 204.6 | 236.1 | 272.7 | 308.1 | 340.1 | 402.4 | 531.5 | 637.0 |
| Personal health care | 10.9 | 15.7 | 23.7 | 35.9 | 65.4 | 89.0 | 117.1 | 189.6 | 219.1 | 253.4 | 284.7 | 313.3 | 372.8 | 493.3 | 588.5 |
| Hospital care | 3.9 | 5.9 | 9.1 | 14.0 | 28.0 | 38.9 | 52.4 | 87.0 | 101.3 | 117.9 | 134.9 | 147.2 | 170.6 | 228.8 | 277.4 |
| Physicians' services | 2.7 | 3.7 | 5.7 | 8.5 | 14.3 | 19.1 | 24.9 | 40.2 | 46.8 | 54.8 | 61.8 | 69.0 | 83.9 | 110.0 | 129.1 |
| Dentists' services | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 6.5 | 8.2 | 13.3 | 15.4 | 17.3 | 19.5 | 21.8 | 27.3 | 35.2 | 40.5 |
| Other professional services | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 9.8 | 12.9 | 15.3 |
| Drugs and medical sundries | 1.7 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 8.0 | 10.1 | 11.9 | 17.1 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 21.8 | 23.7 | 28.1 | 36.2 | 42.4 |
| Eyeglasses and appliances | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 7.6 | 9.7 | 11.3 |
| Nursing home care | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 4.7 | 7.2 | 10.1 | 17.4 | 20.4 | 23.9 | 26.5 | 28.8 | 34.6 | 46.2 | 55.1 |
| Other health services | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 8.5 | 10.8 | 14.1 | 17.4 |
| Program administration and net cost of insurance | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 8.6 | 9.2 | 10.6 | 13.4 | 15.6 | 15.8 | 19.9 | 26.8 |
| Government public health activities | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 6.4 | 7.7 | 8.6 | 10.0 | 11.2 | 13.8 | 18.4 | 21.7 |
| Research and construction of medical facilities | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 5.4 | 6.8 | 8.4 | 10.4 | 11.9 | 13.2 | 14.2 | 15.3 | 17.2 | 20.9 | 23.1 |
| Research | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 8.8 | 9.7 |
| Construction | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 9.1 | 9.9 | 12.1 | 13.4 |
SOURCE: Health Care Financing Administration, Office of Financial and Actuarial Analysis, Division of National Cost Estimates.