Table 8.
Mean medical expenditure, by income quintile and payer/expenditure type
| All | Income quintile | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bottom | Second | Third | Fourth | Top | ||
| Income | 28,280 | 8,000 | 14,260 | 20,620 | 30,080 | 68,930 |
| Payers | ||||||
| All payers | 14,120 | 17,410 | 14,940 | 13,180 | 12,650 | 12,430 |
| Out‐of‐pocket | 2,740 | 2,480 | 2,780 | 2,700 | 2,750 | 3,000 |
| Medicare | 7,720 | 9,490 | 8,430 | 7,460 | 6,950 | 6,270 |
| Medicaid | 1,320 | 3,900 | 1,590 | 570 | 260 | 270 |
| Government other | 360 | 510 | 460 | 320 | 270 | 230 |
| Private insurance | 1,760 | 860 | 1,450 | 1,920 | 2,170 | 2,420 |
| Uncollected liability | 220 | 170 | 230 | 210 | 230 | 240 |
| Expenditure types | ||||||
| All | 14,120 | 17,410 | 14,940 | 13,180 | 12,650 | 12,430 |
| Nursing home care | 2,910 | 5,520 | 3,450 | 2,190 | 1,750 | 1,630 |
| All (excl. nursing homes) | 11,210 | 11,890 | 11,490 | 10,990 | 10,900 | 10,800 |
| Professional services | 3,830 | 3,510 | 3,580 | 3,750 | 4,030 | 4,270 |
| Drugs | 1,860 | 1,780 | 1,810 | 1,860 | 1,940 | 1,900 |
| Home help and hospice | 630 | 930 | 740 | 550 | 490 | 450 |
| Hospitals | 4,890 | 5,660 | 5,370 | 4,840 | 4,430 | 4,180 |
| Inpatient | 3,640 | 4,420 | 4,020 | 3,610 | 3,240 | 2,920 |
| Outpatient | 1,250 | 1,250 | 1,350 | 1,220 | 1,190 | 1,250 |
Note: Adjusted to 2014 dollars.