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. 1989 Summer;10(4):111–120.

Table 4. Per capita personal health care expenditures for persons 65 years of age or over, by source of funds, age, and type of service: United States, calendar year 1987.

Source of funds and age Total Private Medicare Medicaid Other
Personal health care
65 years or over $5,360 $2,004 $2,391 $645 $321
65-69 years 3,728 1,430 1,849 245 204
70-74 years 4,424 1,564 2,234 357 268
75-79 years 5,455 1,843 2,685 569 358
80-84 years 6,717 2,333 3,023 908 453
85 years or over 9,178 3,631 3,215 1,742 591
Hospital care
65 years or over 2,248 333 1,566 110 239
65-69 years 1,682 312 1,144 67 158
70-74 years 2,062 327 1,431 93 212
75-79 years 2,536 341 1,786 127 283
80-84 years 2,935 355 2,070 161 348
85 years or over 3,231 376 2,246 198 411
Physicians' services
65 years or over 1,107 393 671 17 26
65-69 years 974 380 558 14 22
70-74 years 1,086 389 655 17 25
75-79 years 1,191 398 745 19 29
80-84 years 1,246 407 789 20 31
85 years or over 1,262 420 792 20 31
Nursing home care
65 years or over 1,085 634 19 395 38
65-69 years 165 94 5 60 6
70-74 years 360 205 11 131 13
75-79 years 802 461 22 292 28
80-84 years 1,603 927 37 584 56
85 years or over 3,738 2,191 56 1,361 131
Other personal health care
65 years or over 920 644 135 123 18
65-69 years 907 644 142 103 18
70-74 years 916 644 137 117 18
75-79 years 925 644 133 130 18
80-84 years 934 644 128 144 18
85 years or over 947 645 121 164 18

NOTE: Hospital care and physicians' services include both inpatient and outpatient care.

SOURCE: Health Care Financing Administration, Office of the Actuary: Data from the Office of National Cost Estimates.