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. 1996 Spring;17(3):205–242.

Table 17. Personal Health Care Expenditures, by Type of Expenditure and Source of Funds: Selected Years 1980–94.

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 $217.0 $102.7 $45.2 $13.3 $6.4 $2.4 $21.6 $3.8 $17.6 $4.0
 Out-of-Pocket Payments 60.3 5.3 14.6 8.8 3.3 0.5 17.5 2.7 7.4
 Third-Party Payments 156.8 97.4 30.6 4.5 3.1 1.9 4.1 1.0 10.3 4.0
  Private Health Insurance 62.0 36.4 17.1 3.8 1.1 0.4 2.4 0.4 0.2
  Other Private 7.8 5.0 0.4 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.9
  Government 87.0 55.9 13.1 0.6 1.5 1.0 1.7 0.6 9.5 3.1
   Federal 63.4 42.2 10.0 0.4 1.1 0.8 0.9 0.5 5.6 2.0
    Medicare 36.4 26.4 8.0 0.6 0.7 0.4 0.3
    Medicaid 13.7 5.8 1.4 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.8 4.9 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 13.8 3.1 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.8 0.1 3.9 1.1
    Medicaid 11.1 4.9 1.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.6 3.9 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 10.6 2.5 0.5 0.2 0.3 1.4 8.8 0.4
1990
Personal Health Care Expenditures 614.7 256.4 146.3 31.6 34.7 13.1 59.9 10.5 50.9 11.2
 Out-of-Pocket Payments 148.4 10.3 35.4 15.4 14.2 3.6 40.4 6.7 22.2
 Third-Party Payments 466.3 246.2 110.9 16.1 20.5 9.5 19.5 3.7 28.7 11.2
  Private Health Insurance 201.8 94.0 63.3 15.1 11.4 2.3 13.0 0.9 1.9
  Other Private 21.5 10.7 2.7 0.1 2.6 2.2 0.9 2.2
  Government 243.0 141.5 45.0 0.9 6.5 5.1 6.5 2.8 25.9 9.0
   Federal 178.1 106.6 35.9 0.5 4.3 4.1 3.1 2.6 15.7 5.4
    Medicare 109.6 69.7 29.5 3.3 3.0 2.5 1.7
    Medicaid 40.5 16.7 4.2 0.4 0.3 1.1 2.9 13.0 2.0
    Other 28.0 20.1 2.2 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.2 1.0 3.5
   State and Local 64.9 34.9 9.1 0.4 2.2 1.0 3.4 0.1 10.2 3.6
    Medicaid 31.1 13.0 2.9 0.3 0.2 1.0 2.2 10.1 1.5
    Other 33.7 21.9 6.2 0.1 2.0 0.0 1.2 0.1 0.1 2.1
Total Medicaid 71.7 29.7 7.1 0.7 0.5 2.1 5.1 23.1 3.5
1992
Personal Health Care Expenditures 739.8 305.3 174.7 37.0 42.1 19.6 71.3 11.9 62.3 15.6
 Out-of-Pocket Payments 164.4 10.6 37.9 18.2 16.0 5.0 45.1 7.3 24.3
 Third-Party Payments 575.4 294.7 136.7 18.8 26.1 14.6 26.2 4.7 38.0 15.6
  Private Health Insurance 242.7 105.9 81.5 17.3 14.2 2.9 18.0 0.9 2.1
  Other Private 24.3 12.0 2.5 0.1 2.9 2.9 1.2 2.6
  Government 308.3 176.7 52.7 1.3 9.0 8.8 8.2 3.8 34.7 13.0
   Federal 234.4 141.9 40.9 0.8 6.3 7.4 4.1 3.7 21.5 8.0
    Medicare 135.9 86.5 31.7 5.0 5.9 3.4 3.2
    Medicaid 65.9 32.1 6.6 0.6 0.4 1.5 3.9 17.1 3.7
    Other 32.6 23.2 2.5 0.1 0.8 0.0 0.2 0.2 1.3 4.3
   State and Local 73.9 34.9 11.8 0.6 2.8 1.4 4.1 0.1 13.2 5.0
    Medicaid 36.6 11.3 4.5 0.5 0.3 1.3 2.8 13.1 2.7
    Other 37.3 23.6 7.3 0.1 2.4 0.1 1.3 0.1 0.1 2.3
Total Medicaid 102.5 43.4 11.2 1.1 0.8 2.8 6.7 30.2 6.3
1993
Personal Health Care Expenditures $786.5 $324.2 $181.1 $39.2 $46.3 $23.0 $75.2 $12.6 $67.0 $17.8
 Out-of-Pocket Payments 169.4 10.0 37.0 19.1 18.1 5.6 46.9 7.5 25.2
 Third-Party Payments 617.1 314.2 144.1 20.2 28.2 17.4 28.2 5.1 41.8 17.8
  Private Health Insurance 256.4 113.0 85.3 18.3 14.7 3.1 19.1 0.9 2.1
  Other Private 26.6 13.2 2.7 0.2 3.3 3.2 1.2 2.8
  Government 334.1 188.0 56.0 1.7 10.3 11.1 9.2 4.2 38.5 15.0
   Federal 256.8 152.2 44.0 1.0 7.4 9.6 4.7 4.1 24.7 9.2
    Medicare 148.6 92.8 33.9 5.8 7.8 3.8 4.6
    Medicaid 73.7 34.7 7.6 0.9 0.8 1.8 4.5 18.7 4.8
    Other 34.5 24.7 2.6 0.1 0.8 0.0 0.2 0.3 1.4 4.4
   State and Local 77.3 35.8 12.0 0.8 3.0 1.5 4.4 0.1 13.8 5.8
    Medicaid 40.4 12.4 5.0 0.7 0.6 1.5 3.2 13.8 3.4
    Other 36.9 23.4 7.0 0.1 2.4 0.1 1.3 0.1 0.1 2.5
Total Medicaid 114.1 47.1 12.6 1.5 1.4 3.2 7.7 32.4 8.1
1994
Personal Health Care Expenditures 831.7 338.5 189.4 42.2 49.6 26.2 78.6 13.1 72.3 21.8
 Out-of-Pocket Payments 174.9 9.8 35.8 20.5 19.5 6.1 48.6 7.7 26.8
 Third-Party Payments 656.8 328.7 153.5 21.7 30.2 20.1 30.0 5.4 45.4 21.8
  Private Health Insurance 266.8 115.7 89.6 19.8 15.2 3.4 20.0 0.9 2.2
  Other Private 28.2 13.4 3.0 0.2 3.7 3.5 1.4 3.0
  Government 361.8 199.6 60.9 1.8 11.2 13.2 10.0 4.5 41.8 18.8
   Federal 280.0 162.7 48.6 1.0 8.3 11.4 5.2 4.4 27.0 11.4
    Medicare 166.1 101.6 38.1 6.8 9.5 4.1 5.9
    Medicaid 78.4 36.1 8.0 0.9 0.7 1.9 4.9 19.5 6.4
    Other 35.4 25.0 2.5 0.1 0.8 0.0 0.2 0.3 1.5 5.0
   State and Local 81.8 36.8 12.3 0.8 2.9 1.7 4.8 0.1 14.9 7.4
    Medicaid 44.5 13.3 5.4 0.7 0.5 1.6 3.5 14.8 4.7
    Other 37.3 23.5 6.9 0.1 2.4 0.1 1.3 0.1 0.1 2.7
Total Medicaid 122.9 49.4 13.4 1.6 1.2 3.5 8.4 34.3 11.1

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.