Table 3. Derivation of the personal health care expenditure fixed-weight price index.
| Commodity or service | Price proxy | 1982 weight |
|---|---|---|
| All personal health care | — | 100.0 |
| Hospital care | Hospital Input Price Index1 | 47.4 |
| Physician services | CPI2, physician services | 18.8 |
| Dental services | CPI2, dental services | 6.4 |
| Other professional services and home health care3 | CPI2, professional services | 4.9 |
| Drugs and other medical non-durables | CPI2, medical care commodities | 9.6 |
| Vision products and other medical durables | CPI2, eye care | 1.8 |
| Nursing home care | National Nursing Home Input Price Index | 9.1 |
| Other personal care | CPI2, medical care | 1.9 |
1
The specific hospital input price index is All Hospitals with Capital and Medical Fees (Wages = AHE806NS, Fringes = PanelFB).
2
Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Indexes are scaled so that the 1982 value is 100.0.
3
Two categories combined because no price proxy is available for home health care for the entire time period.
NOTE: CPI is Consumer Price Index.
SOURCE: Health Care Financing Administration, Office of the Actuary: Data from the Office of National Health Statistics.