Table 3.

Events, Spending, and Hospital Charges in California over 2005–2007 Caused by Failure to Meet Federal PM2.5 and Ozone Standards, by Payer Type

Payer	Reduction in Events	% of Total Event Reduction	Reduction in Spending	% of Total Spending Reduction	Reduction in Hospital Charges
Medicare	9,247	31.02	$103,600,000	53.60	$463,000,000
Medi-Cal	8,982	30.13	$27,292,199	14.14	$126,000,000
County indigent	335	1.12	$1,071,967	0.55	$7,612,133
Total public	18,564	62.28	$131,964,166	68.29	$596,612,133
Total private third-party	9,029	30.29	$55,879,780	28.90	$149,954,889
Total all other	2,216	7.43	$5,443,008	2.82	$20,919,389

NOTE: Medi-Cal is the name for California's Medicaid program.