Table 6. State and Local Government Expenditures for Health Services and Supplies: United States, Selected Calendar Years 1987-2000.
State and Local Spending Category | 1987 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
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Amount in Billions | |||||||||
State and Local Government | $71.1 | $132.0 | $146.9 | $153.8 | $159.3 | $168.7 | $180.3 | $196.5 | $212.1 |
Employer Contribution to Private Health Insurance Premiums | 16.4 | 36.3 | 39.0 | 39.8 | 41.8 | 44.1 | 45.2 | 52.0 | 56.9 |
Employer Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Fund Payroll Taxes | 3.1 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 7.3 |
Health Expenditures by Program | 51.6 | 90.7 | 102.6 | 108.4 | 111.7 | 118.5 | 128.6 | 137.7 | 147.9 |
Medicaid1 | 22.8 | 45.8 | 53.7 | 59.2 | 61.5 | 66.4 | 73.4 | 80.1 | 86.1 |
Hospital Subsidies | 10.2 | 11.6 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 10.4 | 10.0 | 10.7 | 11.1 | 11.8 |
Other Programs2 | 18.6 | 33.4 | 36.5 | 38.1 | 39.8 | 42.1 | 44.4 | 46.5 | 50.0 |
Percent Distribution | |||||||||
Share of State and Local Spending | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Employer Contribution to Private Health Insurance Premiums | 23 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
Employer Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Fund Payroll Taxes | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Health Expenditures by Program | 73 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 70 | 70 |
Medicaid1 | 32 | 35 | 37 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 41 |
Hospital Subsidies | 14 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Other Programs2 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Percent Growth from Previous Year Shown | |||||||||
Growth in State and Local Spending | — | 10.9 | 11.2 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 5.9 | 6.9 | 9.0 | 7.9 |
Employer Contribution to Private Health Insurance Premiums | — | 14.2 | 7.6 | 2.1 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 15.0 | 9.6 |
Employer Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Fund Payroll Taxes | — | 8.1 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.4 |
Health Expenditures by Program | — | 9.9 | 13.0 | 5.7 | 3.1 | 6.1 | 8.5 | 7.1 | 7.4 |
Medicaid1 | — | 12.3 | 17.2 | 10.3 | 3.9 | 7.9 | 10.6 | 9.0 | 7.6 |
Hospital Subsidies | — | 2.1 | 7.0 | -10.7 | -6.1 | -3.4 | 7.2 | 3.7 | 5.6 |
Other Programs2 | — | 10.2 | 9.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 7.6 |
Includes Medicaid buy-in premiums for Medicare.
Includes other public and general assistance, maternal and child health, vocational rehabilitation, public health activities, and State Children's Health Insurance Program.
NOTE: Columns may not add to figures shown because of rounding.
SOURCE: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary: Data from the National Health Statistics Group.