Table 29. Medicaid total payments, by type of service: Fiscal years 1975 and 1984.
| Type of service | 1975 | 1984 | Percent change 1975-84 | ||
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| Amount in millions | Percent distribution | Amount in millions | Percent distribution | ||
| Total | $12,242 | 100 | $34,262 | 100 | 180 |
| Inpatient hospital | 3,374 | 28 | 9,066 | 26 | 169 |
| Nursing home | |||||
| Skilled nursing facility | 2,434 | 20 | 4,856 | 14 | 99 |
| Intermediate care facility | 1,885 | 15 | 5,899 | 17 | 213 |
| Intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded | 380 | 3 | 4,179 | 12 | 998 |
| Physician | 1,225 | 10 | 2,224 | 6 | 82 |
| Outpatient | 373 | 3 | 1,705 | 5 | 357 |
| Drugs | 815 | 7 | 1,979 | 6 | 143 |
| Other | 1,756 | 14 | 4,354 | 13 | 148 |
Source: Health Care Financing Administration, Office of the Actuary. Data from the Medicaid Statistics Branch.