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. 1994 Fall;16(1):247–294.

Table 19. Personal Health Care Expenditures, by Type of Expenditure and Source of Funds: Selected Years 1980-93.

Year and Source of Funds Total Hospital Care Physician Services Dental Services Other Professional Services Home Health Care Drugs and Other Medical Non-Durables Vision Products and Other Medical Durables Nursing Home Care Other Personal Care

Amount in Billions
1980
Personal Health Care Expenditures $220.1 $102.7 $45.2 $13.3 $6.4 $1.9 $21.6 $4.5 $20.5 $4.0
 Out-of-Pocket Payments 61.3 5.3 14.7 8.8 3.3 0.3 17.5 3.5 7.8
 Third-Party Payments 158.8 97.4 30.6 4.5 3.1 1.5 4.1 1.0 12.6 4.0
  Private Health Insurance 64.1 38.7 17.1 3.8 1.1 0.3 2.4 0.4 0.2
  Other Private 7.7 5.0 0.4 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.6 0.9
  Government 87.0 53.7 13.1 0.6 1.5 0.9 1.7 0.6 11.8 3.1
   Federal 63.4 40.9 10.0 0.4 1.1 0.8 0.9 0.5 6.9 2.0
    Medicare 36.4 26.3 8.0 0.6 0.7 0.4 0.4
    Medicaid 13.7 4.6 1.4 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.8 6.1 0.2
    Other 13.3 9.9 0.6 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 1.8
   State and Local 23.6 12.8 3.1 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.8 0.1 4.9 1.1
    Medicaid 11.1 3.9 1.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.6 4.8 0.2
    Other 12.5 8.9 2.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.9
Total Medicaid 24.8 8.5 2.5 0.5 0.2 0.3 1.4 11.0 0.4
1990
Personal Health Care Expenditures 612.4 256.5 140.5 30.4 36.0 11.1 61.2 10.5 54.8 11.4
 Out-of-Pocket Payments 138.3 9.8 25.3 15.3 14.9 2.7 41.2 6.8 22.3
 Third-Party Payments 474.1 246.8 115.2 15.1 21.1 8.4 20.0 3.7 32.5 11.4
  Private Health Insurance 206.7 95.7 67.1 14.1 12.0 1.7 13.6 0.9 1.7
  Other Private 24.0 13.8 2.7 0.1 2.6 1.6 1.0 2.2
  Government 243.5 137.3 45.5 0.9 6.5 5.2 6.5 2.8 29.8 9.1
   Federal 178.1 103.4 36.3 0.5 4.3 4.1 3.1 2.6 18.2 5.6
    Medicare 109.6 68.5 30.0 3.3 3.0 2.5 2.4
    Medicaid 40.6 14.9 4.2 0.4 0.3 1.1 3.0 14.8 2.0
    Other 28.0 20.0 2.2 0.1 0.7 0.1 0.2 1.0 3.6
   State and Local 65.3 33.9 9.1 0.4 2.2 1.0 3.4 0.1 11.6 3.6
    Medicaid 31.2 11.6 2.9 0.3 0.2 1.0 2.2 11.5 1.5
    Other 34.1 22.3 6.2 0.1 2.0 0.0 1.2 0.1 0.1 2.1
Total Medicaid 71.7 26.5 7.1 0.7 0.5 2.1 5.1 26.3 3.5
1991
Personal Health Care Expenditures 670.8 282.3 150.3 31.7 40.4 13.2 67.1 11.3 60.8 13.8
 Out-of-Pocket Payments 143.3 9.6 25.5 15.9 16.0 2.9 43.6 7.0 22.8
 Third-Party Payments 527.5 272.7 124.8 15.8 24.4 10.2 23.5 4.3 38.0 13.8
  Private Health Insurance 223.9 102.8 72.4 14.6 13.8 1.7 15.8 0.9 1.8
  Other Private 26.1 15.1 2.6 0.1 2.9 1.7 1.1 2.4
  Government 277.6 154.8 49.8 1.1 7.7 6.8 7.6 3.4 35.0 11.4
   Federal 206.0 120.3 39.2 0.6 5.2 5.6 3.7 3.2 21.2 7.0
    Medicare 120.5 74.9 31.4 4.1 4.3 3.0 2.9
    Medicaid 54.5 23.4 5.3 0.5 0.3 1.3 3.5 17.2 2.9
    Other 31.0 22.0 2.5 0.1 0.8 0.1 0.2 1.2 4.1
   State and Local 71.6 34.5 10.6 0.5 2.5 1.2 3.9 0.1 13.8 4.4
    Medicaid 35.4 11.1 3.8 0.4 0.3 1.2 2.7 13.8 2.2
    Other 36.2 23.4 6.8 0.1 2.2 0.0 1.3 0.1 0.1 2.2
Total Medicaid 89.9 34.5 9.1 0.9 0.6 2.5 6.2 31.0 5.1
1992
Personal Health Care Expenditures $729.7 $306.0 $161.8 $34.7 $46.4 $16.8 $70.8 $12.0 $65.5 $15.8
 Out-of-Pocket Payments 150.6 9.0 26.1 17.4 18.8 3.7 45.4 7.3 22.9
 Third-Party Payments 579.1 297.0 135.7 17.3 27.6 13.1 25.3 4.7 42.6 15.8
  Private Health Insurance 242.1 109.1 79.6 15.9 15.5 2.2 17.1 0.9 1.8
  Other Private 27.7 15.9 2.7 0.1 3.0 2.1 1.2 2.6
  Government 309.3 172.0 53.4 1.3 9.1 8.8 8.2 3.8 39.5 13.2
   Federal 234.0 137.3 41.5 0.8 6.3 7.4 4.1 3.6 24.8 8.1
    Medicare 135.4 84.2 32.4 5.0 5.9 3.4 4.5
    Medicaid 65.9 30.1 6.6 0.6 0.4 1.5 3.9 19.1 3.7
    Other 32.6 23.0 2.5 0.1 0.8 0.2 0.2 1.3 4.5
   State and Local 75.3 34.7 11.9 0.6 2.8 1.4 4.1 0.1 14.7 5.0
    Medicaid 37.7 10.9 4.5 0.5 0.3 1.3 2.8 14.6 2.7
    Other 37.6 23.7 7.4 0.1 2.4 0.1 1.3 0.1 0.1 2.4
Total Medicaid 103.6 41.0 11.2 1.1 0.8 2.8 6.7 33.7 6.3
1993
Personal Health Care Expenditures 782.5 326.6 171.2 37.4 51.2 20.8 75.0 12.6 69.6 18.2
 Out-of-Pocket Payments 157.5 9.1 26.2 18.7 21.2 4.3 47.4 7.6 23.0
 Third-Party Payments 625.0 317.4 145.0 18.7 30.0 16.4 27.6 5.1 46.7 18.2
  Private Health Insurance 258.0 117.8 84.1 16.8 15.8 2.5 18.4 0.9 1.7
  Other Private 30.0 16.8 2.7 0.2 3.6 2.5 1.3 2.8
  Government 337.0 182.9 58.1 1.7 10.6 11.4 9.2 4.2 43.6 15.3
   Federal 259.0 149.2 45.0 1.0 7.3 9.8 4.7 4.0 28.3 9.5
    Medicare 151.1 92.7 34.8 5.6 8.1 3.7 6.1
    Medicaid 73.2 32.1 7.6 0.9 0.8 1.8 4.5 20.8 4.8
    Other 34.7 24.4 2.7 0.1 0.9 0.2 0.3 1.4 4.7
   State and Local 78.1 33.7 13.1 0.8 3.3 1.5 4.4 0.2 15.3 5.8
    Medicaid 39.6 10.3 4.9 0.7 0.6 1.5 3.1 15.2 3.3
    Other 38.5 23.4 8.2 0.1 2.7 0.1 1.3 0.2 0.1 2.5
Total Medicaid 112.8 42.4 12.5 1.5 1.4 3.2 7.7 36.0 8.1

NOTES: 0.0 denotes amounts less than $50 million. Medicaid expenditures exclude Part B premium payments to Medicare by States under buy-in agreements to cover premiums for eligible Medicaid recipients. Numbers 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.