Table 6. Medicare long-term care expenditures and percent change, by type of service: Fiscal years 1974-83.

Fiscal year	Total expenditures in millions	Long-term care		Skilled nursing facilities		Home health care
		Expenditures in millions	Percent change	Expenditures in millions	Percent change	Expenditures in millions	Percent change
1974	$10,680	$343	38.8	214	19.6	119	48.8
1975	14,118	476	32.1	273	27.6	203	70.6
1976	16,938	629	32.1	308	12.8	321	58.1
1977	20,771	778	18.5	351	11.0	427	25.6
1978	24,267	872	12.1	352	0.3	520	21.8
1979	28,157	982	12.6	358	1.7	624	20.0
1980	33,937	1,100	12.0	365	2.0	735	17.8
1981	41,254	1,343	22.1	404	10.7	939	27.8
1982	49,150	1,686	25.5	465	15.1	1,221	30.0
19831	55,589	2,005	18.9	520	11.8	1,485	21.6
	Percent
ACRG 1974-80	20.3		20.5		8.9		33.8
ACRG 1980-83	17.9		22.2		12.5		26.4

¹1983 data are preliminary figures.

NOTE: ACRG = annual compound rate of growth.

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