Table 3. National health expenditures, by source of funds and type of expenditure: Calendar years 1980 and 1985.
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| 1985 | |||||||||
| National health expenditures | $425.0 | $250.2 | $238.9 | $105.6 | $133.3 | $11.3 | $174.8 | $124.4 | $50.4 |
| Health services and supplies | 409.5 | 244.3 | 238.9 | 105.6 | 133.3 | 5.4 | 165.2 | 117.2 | 48.0 |
| Personal health care | 371.4 | 224.0 | 219.1 | 105.6 | 113.5 | 4.9 | 147.5 | 112.6 | 34.8 |
| Hospital care | 166.7 | 76.9 | 74.8 | 15.6 | 59.3 | 2.1 | 89.8 | 71.6 | 18.2 |
| Physicians' services | 82.8 | 58.7 | 58.7 | 21.8 | 36.8 | 0.0 | 24.1 | 19.7 | 4.4 |
| Dentists' services | 27.1 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 17.2 | 9.3 | — | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Other professional services | 12.6 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 6.0 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 0.9 |
| Drugs and medical sundries | 28.5 | 25.8 | 25.8 | 21.7 | 4.0 | — | 2.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| Eyeglasses and appliances | 7.5 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 0.9 | — | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.1 |
| Nursing home care | 35.2 | 18.7 | 18.4 | 18.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 16.5 | 9.4 | 7.1 |
| Other personal health care | 11.0 | 2.3 | — | — | — | 2.3 | 8.6 | 6.0 | 2.6 |
| Program administration and net cost of private health insurance | 26.2 | 20.4 | 19.8 | — | 19.8 | 0.6 | 5.8 | 3.2 | 2.7 |
| Government public health activities | 11.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 11.9 | 1.4 | 10.5 |
| Research and construction of medical facilities | 15.4 | 5.9 | — | — | — | 5.9 | 9.6 | 7.2 | 2.4 |
| Noncommercial research2 | 7.4 | 0.4 | — | — | — | 0.4 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 0.6 |
| Construction | 8.1 | 5.5 | — | — | — | 5.5 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 1.8 |
| 1980 | |||||||||
| National health expenditures | 248.1 | 142.9 | 135.6 | 63.0 | 72.6 | 7.3 | 105.2 | 71.0 | 34.2 |
| Health services and supplies | 236.2 | 138.7 | 135.6 | 63.0 | 72.6 | 3.0 | 97.5 | 65.8 | 31.7 |
| Personal health care | 219.7 | 133.2 | 130.5 | 63.0 | 67.5 | 2.7 | 86.5 | 62.5 | 24.0 |
| Hospital care | 101.6 | 47.7 | 46.6 | 7.9 | 38.7 | 1.1 | 53.9 | 41.1 | 12.8 |
| Physicians' services | 46.8 | 34.2 | 34.2 | 14.2 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 12.6 | 9.6 | 3.0 |
| Dentists' services | 15.4 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 10.1 | 4.7 | — | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Other professional services | 5.7 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Drugs and medical sundries | 18.8 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 15.0 | 2.2 | — | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Eyeglasses and appliances | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 0.4 | — | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| Nursing home care | 20.4 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 11.2 | 6.0 | 5.2 |
| Other personal health care | 5.9 | 1.4 | — | — | — | 1.4 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 1.4 |
| Program administration and net cost of private health insurance | 9.2 | 5.4 | 5.1 | — | 5.1 | 0.3 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 1.7 |
| Government public health activities | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 7.3 | 1.3 | 6.0 |
| Research and construction of medical facilities | 11.9 | 4.3 | — | — | — | 4.3 | 7.7 | 5.2 | 2.4 |
| Noncommercial research2 | 5.4 | 0.3 | — | — | — | 0.3 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 0.5 |
| Construction | 6.5 | 4.0 | — | — | — | 4.0 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 2.0 |
1
Spending by philanthropic organizations, industrial inplant health services, and privately financed construction.
2
Research and development expenditures of drug companies and other manufacturers and providers of medical equipment and supplies are excluded from “research expenditures,” but they are included in the expenditure class in which the product falls.
NOTE: 0.0 denotes less than $50 million.
SOURCE: Health Care Financing Administration, Office of the Actuary: Data from the Division of National Cost Estimates.