Table 9. Personal health care expenditures under Medicare and Medicaid and sources of Medicare financing: Calendar years 1966-89.
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| Inpatient hospital deductible6 | SMI monthly premium7 | Annual maximum taxable earnings | Contribution rate8,9 | |||||||
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| Amount in billions | Number in millions | Amount in dollars | Percent | |||||||
| 1966 | $2.9 | $1.6 | $1.3 | 19.1 | 3.7 | — | $40 | $3.00 | $6,600 | 0.35 |
| 1967 | 7.9 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 19.5 | 7.2 | — | 40 | 3.00 | 6,600 | 0.50 |
| 1968 | 9.3 | 5.9 | 3.4 | 19.8 | 7.9 | — | 40 | 4.00 | 7,800 | 0.60 |
| 1969 | 10.8 | 6.8 | 4.0 | 20.1 | 8.6 | — | 44 | 4.00 | 7,800 | 0.60 |
| 1970 | 12.3 | 7.2 | 5.1 | 20.5 | — | — | 52 | 5.30 | 7,800 | 0.60 |
| 1971 | 14.5 | 8.1 | 6.4 | 20.9 | 9.4 | — | 60 | 5.60 | 7,800 | 0.60 |
| 1972 | 16.8 | 8.8 | 8.0 | 21.3 | 10.0 | 17.6 | 68 | 5.80 | 9,000 | 0.60 |
| 1973 | 19.2 | 10.2 | 9.1 | 23.5 | 10.2 | 19.6 | 72 | 106.30 | 10,800 | 1.00 |
| 1974 | 23.4 | 12.8 | 10.6 | 24.2 | 11.8 | 21.5 | 84 | 6.70 | 13,200 | 0.90 |
| 1975 | 28.6 | 15.7 | 12.9 | 25.0 | 13.0 | 22.0 | 92 | 6.70 | 14,100 | 0.90 |
| 1976 | 33.4 | 18.9 | 14.5 | 25.7 | 14.1 | 22.8 | 104 | 7.20 | 15,300 | 0.90 |
| 1977 | 38.6 | 22.1 | 16.6 | 26.5 | 14.9 | 22.8 | 124 | 7.70 | 16,500 | 0.90 |
| 1978 | 44.3 | 25.8 | 18.5 | 27.2 | 15.9 | 22.0 | 144 | 8.20 | 17,700 | 1.00 |
| 1979 | 51.3 | 30.1 | 21.2 | 27.9 | 16.9 | 21.5 | 160 | 8.70 | 22,900 | 1.05 |
| 1980 | 61.2 | 36.4 | 24.8 | 28.5 | 18.0 | 21.6 | 180 | 9.60 | 25,900 | 1.05 |
| 1981 | 72.7 | 43.8 | 28.9 | 29.0 | 18.9 | 22.0 | 204 | 11.00 | 29,700 | 1.30 |
| 1982 | 81.9 | 51.4 | 30.6 | 29.5 | 18.8 | 21.6 | 260 | 12.20 | 32,400 | 1.30 |
| 1983 | 92.0 | 58.5 | 33.6 | 30.0 | 19.7 | 21.6 | 304 | 12.20 | 35,700 | 1.30 |
| 1984 | 100.4 | 64.4 | 36.0 | 30.5 | 20.7 | 21.6 | 356 | 14.60 | 37,800 | 1.30 |
| 1985 | 109.9 | 70.3 | 39.7 | 31.1 | 22.3 | 21.8 | 400 | 15.50 | 39,600 | 1.35 |
| 1986 | 118.0 | 75.1 | 42.9 | 31.7 | 23.1 | 22.5 | 492 | 15.50 | 42,000 | 1.45 |
| 1987 | 129.4 | 81.2 | 48.2 | 32.4 | 24.3 | 23.1 | 520 | 17.90 | 43,800 | 1.45 |
| 1988 | 140.5 | 88.5 | 52.1 | 33.0 | 25.1 | 22.9 | 540 | 24.80 | 45,000 | 1.45 |
| 1989 | 159.2 | 99.8 | 59.3 | 33.6 | 1125.7 | 24.1 | 560 | 27.90 | 48,000 | 1.45 |
Excludes “buy-in” premiums paid by Medicaid for SMI coverage of aged and disabled Medicaid recipients eligible for coverage.
Hospital insurance and/or supplementary medical insurance.
Enrollees as of July 1 of specified year.
Enrollees with some reimbursement under Medicare during calendar year. Data through 1973 reflect aged users only. Data for 1974 and later includes aged and disabled users.
Unduplicated count of Medicaid recipients during fiscal year.
As of January of specified year with the exception of 1966, for which July data are used.
As of July for 1966-83 and as of January for 1984-89.
Employer and employee (each) and self-employed people through 1983.
Effective in 1984, self-employed people pay double this rate, the equivalent of both the employer and the employee share.
Monthly premium for July and August 1973 was reduced to $5.80 and $6.10, respectively, by the Cost of Living Council.
Estimated.
NOTES: SMI is supplementary medical insurance. Numbers may not add to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: Health Care Financing Administration, Office of the Actuary: Data from the Office of National Cost Estimates.