Table 20. Aged beneficiaries use of Medicare supplementary medical insurance benefits, by age, sex, and race: 1967 and 1983.
Age, sex, and race | Persons served per 1,000 enrollees | Percent change 1967-83 | |||||||
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Physician services | Outpatient services | Home health agency | Physician services | Outpatient services | Home health agency | Physician services | Outpatient services | Home health agency | |
Total | 359 | 58 | 7 | 655 | 307 | 0.7 | 83 | 425 | (1) |
Age | |||||||||
65-69 years | 316 | 56 | 3 | 588 | 279 | 0.5 | 86 | 396 | (1) |
70-74 years | 348 | 60 | 5 | 636 | 301 | 1.1 | 83 | 403 | (1) |
75-79 years | 387 | 62 | 8 | 689 | 321 | 1.3 | 78 | 422 | (1) |
80-84 years | 414 | 58 | 12 | 729 | 334 | 0.3 | 76 | 475 | (1) |
85 years | |||||||||
or over | 446 | 55 | 19 | 767 | 356 | 0.1 | 72 | 548 | (1) |
Sex | |||||||||
Male | 346 | 60 | 4 | 624 | 297 | 0.4 | 80 | 392 | (1) |
Female | 368 | 57 | 8 | 675 | 313 | 1.0 | 83 | 450 | (1) |
Race | |||||||||
White | 367 | 58 | 7 | 661 | 305 | 0.6 | 80 | 430 | (1) |
All other | 246 | 72 | 6 | 599 | 327 | 2.5 | 143 | 355 | (1) |
Not applicable. Beginning 1982, the home health agency benefit was included under Part A except for Medicare enrollees with Part B only.
Sources: (Social Security Administration, 1971); Health Care Financing Administration, Bureau of Data Management and Strategy: Data from the Medicare Statistical System.