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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Nov 8.
Published in final edited form as: Fisc Stud. 2016 Nov 21;37(3-4):785–819. doi: 10.1111/j.1475-5890.2016.12126

TABLE 16.

Mean spending by category and income quintile, exit interviews 2008–12

Category Income Quintile
Bottom Second Third Fourth Top
Hospital, In-patient 1,683 1,749 4,346 1,568 1,243
Nursing Home 3,828 5,780 6,161 5,919 4,558
Doctor 684 839 1,192 933 898
Out-Patient Surgery 36 159 96 36 43
Dental 147 255 323 339 682
Prescription Drugs 912 1,463 1,846 1,621 2,315
Home Health Services 447 832 720 468 661
Special Facility, Service 72 109 100 160 376
Helper 990 1,801 1,660 1,587 3,250
Non-Medical 307 515 616 733 731
Hospice 160 199 110 199 68
Insurance Costs 1,305 2,231 2,552 2,889 3,465
Other 479 611 421 778 1,061

Total 10,908 16,251 19,927 17,057 19,102
Total, Excluding NH 7,080 10,508 13,766 11,137 14,544