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. 1994 Fall;16(1):247–294.

Table 18. Other Personal Health Care Expenditures1 Aggregate and Per Capita Amounts and Percent Distribution, by Source of Funds: Selected Years 1960-93.

Year Total Out-of-Pocket Payments Third-Party Payments Medicare2 Medicaid3

Total Private Health Insurance Other Private Funds Government

Total Federal State and Local
Amount in Billions
1960 $8.4 $7.3 $1.0 $0.1 $0.2 $0.7 $0.4 $0.3
1970 18.4 14.8 3.6 0.9 0.5 2.2 1.2 1.0 NA NA
1980 51.7 33.5 18.2 8.1 1.7 8.5 5.6 2.8 NA NA
1985 93.8 53.8 40.0 21.0 3.6 15.4 10.1 5.3 NA NA
1987 115.0 62.8 52.2 28.3 4.3 19.7 12.5 7.1 NA NA
1989 142.4 74.5 67.9 37.2 5.7 25.0 15.9 9.1 NA NA
1990 160.6 80.9 79.6 42.2 6.5 30.9 20.2 10.7 NA NA
1991 177.4 85.4 92.0 46.8 7.2 37.9 25.2 12.7 NA NA
1992 196.4 92.6 103.8 51.6 7.9 44.3 30.3 14.0 NA NA
1993 215.1 99.1 116.0 54.5 9.1 52.4 36.4 16.0 NA NA
Per Capita Amount
1960 $44 $39 $5 $1 $1 $4 $2 $1
1970 86 69 17 4 2 10 6 4 (4) (4)
1980 220 142 78 34 7 36 24 12 (4) (4)
1985 380 218 162 85 14 62 41 21 (4) (4)
1987 457 250 208 112 17 78 50 28 (4) (4)
1989 555 291 265 145 22 98 62 36 (4) (4)
1990 619 312 307 163 25 119 78 41 (4) (4)
1991 677 326 351 179 27 145 96 48 (4) (4)
1992 741 349 392 195 30 167 114 53 (4) (4)
1993 803 370 433 203 34 196 136 60 (4) (4)
Percent Distribution
1960 100.0 87.8 12.2 1.4 2.8 8.0 4.7 3.3
1970 100.0 80.4 19.6 4.9 2.6 12.0 6.8 5.2 NA NA
1980 100.0 64.7 35.3 15.6 3.3 16.4 10.9 5.5 NA NA
1985 100.0 57.4 42.6 22.4 3.8 16.4 10.8 5.6 NA NA
1987 100.0 54.6 45.4 24.6 3.7 17.1 10.9 6.2 NA NA
1989 100.0 52.3 47.7 26.1 4.0 17.6 11.1 6.4 NA NA
1990 100.0 50.4 49.6 26.3 4.1 19.2 12.6 6.7 NA NA
1991 100.0 48.2 51.8 26.4 4.1 21.4 14.2 7.2 NA NA
1992 100.0 47.1 52.9 26.3 4.0 22.6 15.4 7.1 NA NA
1993 100.0 46.1 53.9 25.3 4.2 24.4 16.9 7.4 NA NA
1

Versonal health care expenditures other than those for hospital care, physician services, and nursing home care.

2

Subset of Federal funds.

3

Subset of Federal and State and local funds.

4

Calculation of per capita estimates is inappropriate.

NOTES: NA is not available. Per capita amounts based on July 1 Social Security area population estimates for each year, 1960-90. 1991 -93 estimated by the Health Care Financing Administration. Numbers and percents may not add to totals because of rounding.

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