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| TABLE 25A AVERAGE HEALTH CARE EXPENDITURES AMONG MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES AGE 65 OR OLDER, IN 1999 DOLLARS, BY AGE GROUP, 1992 TO 1999 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | |
| All | $7,757 | $8,261 | $8,835 | $9,108 | $9,249 | $9,228 | $8,991 | $9,352 |
| 65 to 69 | 5,816 | 5,467 | 6,365 | 5,698 | 6,204 | 5,793 | $5,418 | $6,711 |
| 70 to 74 | 6,085 | 6,810 | 7,064 | 7,804 | 7,135 | 7,626 | $7,717 | $8,099 |
| 75 to 79 | 7,459 | 8,676 | 8,709 | 8,895 | 9,960 | 9,251 | $8,853 | $9,241 |
| 80 to 84 | 10,070 | 10,903 | 11,442 | 12,219 | 11,911 | 12,317 | $11,790 | $10,683 |
| 85 or older | 15,232 | 15,629 | 16,946 | 17,396 | 17,420 | 17,493 | $17,119 | $16,596 |
| Note:
Data include both out-of-pocket expenditures and expenditures
covered by insurance. Reference population: These data refer to Medicare beneficiaries. Source: Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey |
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| TABLE 25B AVERAGE HEALTH CARE EXPENDITURES AMONG MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES AGE 65 OR OLDER, BY SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS, 1999 | |
|---|---|
| Total | $9,352 |
| Age | |
| 65 - 69 | $6,711 |
| 70 - 74 | 8,099 |
| 75 - 79 | 9,241 |
| 80 - 84 | 10,683 |
| 85+ | 16,596 |
| Sex | |
| Men | $9,117 |
| Women | 9,519 |
| Race1 | |
| White non-Hispanic | $9,340 |
| Black non-Hispanic | 11,022 |
| Level of income | |
| Lowest | $11,672 |
| Second | 9,405 |
| Third | 9,411 |
| Fourth | 8,146 |
| Highest | 8,052 |
| Institutional status | |
| Community dwelling | $7,152 |
| Institutionalized part or all of year | 39,133 |
| 1Sample
sizes were too small to present results for other race categories. Note: Data include both out-of-pocket expenditures and expenditures covered by insurance. Reference population: These data refer to Medicare beneficiaries. Source: Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey. |
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| TABLE 25C PERCENTAGE OF HEALTH CARE EXPENDITURES INCURRED BY MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES AGE 65 OR OLDER, BY LEVEL OF EXPENDITURES, 1999 | |
|---|---|
| Spending level |
Percentage of health care expenditures incurred |
| Top 1 percent | 12.8 |
| Top 5 percent | 35.9 |
| Top 10 percent | 53.8 |
| Note: Data
include both out-of-pocket expenditures and expenditures covered by
insurance. Reference population: These data refer to Medicare beneficiaries. Source: Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey. |
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| TABLE 25D: DISTRIBUTION OF HEALTH CARE EXPENDITURES AMONG MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES AGE 65 OR OLDER, BY INSTITUTIONAL STATUS, 1999 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Noninstitutional population | Institutional population | |
| Total | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Inpatient hospital | 37.2 | 14.7 |
| Medical/outpatient | 39.5 | 10.1 |
| Nursing home | 0.0 | 65.1 |
| Skilled nursing facility/home health | 5.3 | 8.9 |
| Prescription drugs | 13.5 | 0.4 |
| Other | 4.5 | 0.8 |
| Note: Data include both out-of-pocket
expenditures and expenditures covered by insurance. “Other”
expenditures consist of dental and hospice expenses. Reference population: These data refer to Medicare beneficiaries. Source: Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey. |
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| TABLE 26A MAJOR COMPONENTS OF HEALTH CARE EXPENDITURES AMONG MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES AGE 65 OR OLDER, 1992 AND 1999 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1999 | |
| Total | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Inpatient hospital | 32.6 | 30.7 |
| Medical/outpatient | 31.4 | 31.0 |
| Nursing home care | 21.1 | 18.7 |
|
Skilled Nursing Facility/ Home health care |
5.6 | 6.3 |
| Prescription drugs | 6.7 | 9.8 |
| Other | 2.6 | 3.5 |
| Note:
Data include both out-of-pocket expenditures and expenditures
covered by insurance. "Other" expenditures consist of dental and hospice expenses. Reference population: These data refer to Medicare beneficiaries. Source: Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey. |
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| TABLE 26B DISTRIBUTION OF MAJOR COMPONENTS OF HEALTH CARE EXPENDITURES AMONG MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES AGE 65 OR OLDER, BY AGE GROUP AND INCOME LEVEL, 1999 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age group | |||||
| Type of service | 65 - 69 | 70 - 74 | 75 - 79 | 80 - 84 | 85+ |
| Average expenditure | $6,711 | $8,099 | $9,241 | $10,683 | $16,596 |
| Total | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Inpatient hospital | 37.8 | 33.1 | 31.4 | 29.4 | 22.2 |
| Medical/outpatient | 37.2 | 38.5 | 33.5 | 27.9 | 17.4 |
| Nursing home care | 4.3 | 7.9 | 14.0 | 21.8 | 45.5 |
| Skilled Nursing Facility/Home health care | 2.3 | 4.3 | 7.0 | 9.4 | 9.2 |
| Prescription drugs | 13.3 | 12.0 | 10.7 | 8.8 | 4.0 |
| Other | 5.2 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 1.8 |
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Income level |
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| Lowest fifth | Second fifth | Third fifth | Fourth fifth | Highest fifth | |
| Average expenditure | $11,672 | $9,405 | $9,411 | $8,146 | $8,052 |
| Total | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Inpatient hospital | 27.6 | 31.9 | 33.8 | 33.1 | 28.0 |
| Medical/outpatient | 24.0 | 29.0 | 32.1 | 34.3 | 39.2 |
| Nursing home care | 32.8 | 19.0 | 15.7 | 11.0 | 9.0 |
| Skilled Nursing Facility/ Home health care | 7.3 | 8.5 | 6.1 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| Prescription drugs | 6.7 | 9.1 | 9.4 | 12.2 | 12.9 |
| Other | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 4.9 | 6.6 |
| Note: Data
include both out-of-pocket expenditures and expenditures covered by
insurance. "Other" expenditures consist of dental and hospice expenses. Reference population: These data refer to Medicare beneficiaries. Source: Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey. |
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| TABLE 28A PERCENTAGE OF MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES AGE 65 OR OLDER WHO REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, 1992 TO 1998 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | |
| Percent reporting difficulty obtaining care | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Percent reporting they delayed getting care due to cost | 9.8 | 9.1 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 4.4 |
| Reference
population: These data refer
to noninstitutional Medicare beneficiaries. Source: Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey. |
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| TABLE 28B ACCESS TO AND SATISFACTION WITH HEALTH CARE AMONG MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES AGE 65 OR OLDER, BY AGE GROUP AND RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN, 1998 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age group | ||||
| Total | 65 - 74 | 75 - 84 | 85+ | |
| Percent reporting difficulty obtaining care | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| Percent reporting they delayed getting care due to cost | 4.4 | 5.3 | 3.5 | 2.4 |
| Percent reporting they were unsatisfied or very unsatisfied with health care | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
| Race | ||||
| Non-Hispanic | Non-Hispanic | Hispanic | ||
| Total | White | Black | ||
| Percent reporting difficulty obtaining care | 2.4 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 2.4 |
| Percent reporting they delayed getting care due to cost | 4.4 | 4.1 | 6.4 | 4.5 |
| Percent reporting they were unsatisfied or very unsatisfied with health care | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 5.0 |
| Reference population:
These data refer to noninstitutional Medicare beneficiaries. Source: Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey. |
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| TABLE 30A: RATE OF NURSING HOME RESIDENCE AMONG PERSONS AGE 65 OR OLDER, BY SEX AND AGE GROUP, 1985, 1995, 1997, AND 1999 (PER 1,000) | ||||
| 1985 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | |
| TOTAL | ||||
| 65 OR OLDER | 54.0 | 45.9 | 45.3 | 43.3 |
| 65 TO 74 | 12.5 | 10.1 | 10.8 | 10.8 |
| 75 TO 84 | 57.7 | 45.9 | 45.5 | 43.0 |
| 85 OR OLDER | 220.3 | 198.6 | 192.0 | 182.5 |
| MEN | ||||
| 65 OR OLDER | 38.8 | 32.8 | 32.0 | 30.6 |
| 65 TO 74 | 10.8 | 9.5 | 9.8 | 10.3 |
| 75 TO 84 | 43.0 | 33.3 | 34.6 | 30.8 |
| 85 OR OLDER | 145.7 | 130.8 | 119.0 | 116.5 |
| WOMEN | ||||
| 65 OR OLDER | 61.5 | 52.3 | 51.9 | 49.8 |
| 65 TO 74 | 13.8 | 10.6 | 11.6 | 11.2 |
| 75 TO 84 | 66.4 | 53.9 | 52.7 | 51.2 |
| 85 OR OLDER | 250.1 | 224.9 | 221.6 | 210.5 |
| Note: Rates for 65 or older category are
age-adjusted using the 2000 standard population. In 1997 population,
figures are adjusted for net underenumeration using the 1990 National
Population Adjustment Matrix from the U.S. Census Bureau. Reference population: These data refer to the resident population. Persons residing in personal care or domiciliary care homes are excluded. Source: National Nursing Home Survey. |
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| TABLE 30B: NUMBER OF NURSING HOME RESIDENTS AGE 65 OR OLDER, BY SEX AND AGE GROUP, 1985, 1995, 1997, AND 1999 IN THOUSANDS | ||||
| 1985 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | |
| TOTAL | ||||
| 65 OR OLDER | 1,318 | 1,423 | 1,465 | 1,469 |
| 65 TO 74 | 212 | 190 | 198 | 195 |
| 75 TO 84 | 509 | 512 | 528 | 518 |
| 85 OR OLDER | 597 | 720 | 738 | 757 |
| MEN | ||||
| 65 OR OLDER | 334 | 357 | 372 | 378 |
| 65 TO 74 | 81 | 79 | 81 | 84 |
| 75 TO 84 | 141 | 144 | 159 | 150 |
| 85 OR OLDER | 113 | 133 | 132 | 144 |
| WOMEN | ||||
| 65 OR OLDER | 984 | 1,066 | 1,093 | 1,092 |
| 65 TO 74 | 132 | 111 | 118 | 111 |
| 75 TO 84 | 368 | 368 | 369 | 368 |
| 85 OR OLDER | 485 | 587 | 606 | 613 |
| Reference population: These data refer to the
population residing in nursing homes. Persons residing in personal care or
domiciliary care homes are excluded. Source: National Nursing Home Survey. |
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| TABLE 30C: PERCENTAGE OF NURSING HOME RESIDENTS AGE 65 OR OLDER WHO ARE INCONTINENT AND DEPENDENT IN MOBILITY AND EATING, BY AGE GROUP AND SEX, 1985, 1995 AND 1999 | ||||||||||||
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| AGE and SEX | DEPENDENT MOBILITY | INCONTINENT |
DEPENDENT EATING |
DEPENDENT MOBILITY, EATING, AND INCONTINENT | ||||||||
| 1985 | 1995 | 1999 | 1985 | 1995 | 1999 | 1985 | 1995 | 1999 | 1985 | 1995 | 1999 | |
| TOTAL | ||||||||||||
| 65 OR OLDER age adjusted |
75.7 | 79.0 | 80.3 | 55.0 | 63.8 | 65.7 | 40.9 | 44.9 | 47.3 | 32.5 | 36.5 | 36.9 |
| 65 TO 74 | 61.2 | 73.0 | 73.9 | 42.9 | 61.9 | 58.5 | 33.5 | 43.8 | 43.1 | 25.7 | 35.8 | 31.7 |
| 75 TO 84 | 70.5 | 76.5 | 77.8 | 55.1 | 62.5 | 64.2 | 39.4 | 45.2 | 46.6 | 30.6 | 35.3 | 35.4 |
| 85 OR OLDER | 83.3 | 82.4 | 83.8 | 58.1 | 65.3 | 65.3 | 43.9 | 45.0 | 49.0 | 35.6 | 37.5 | 39.4 |
| MEN | ||||||||||||
| 65 OR OLDER age adjusted |
71.2 | 76.6 | 76.6 | 54.2 | 63.8 | 66.6 | 36.0 | 42.1 | 45.2 | 28.0 | 34.3 | 35.0 |
| 65 TO 74 | 55.8 | 70.6 | 70.5 | 38.8 | 63.4 | 59.6 | 32.8 | 44.2 | 45.0 | 24.1 | 36.9 | 34.8 |
| 75 TO 84 | 65.7 | 76.6 | 76.9 | 54.4 | 64.6 | 68.9 | 32.6 | 44.1 | 44.7 | 25.5 | 35.5 | 35.2 |
| 85 OR OLDER | 79.2 | 78.2 | 78.1 | 58.1 | 63.4 | 66.8 | 39.2 | 40.2 | 45.7 | 30.9 | 32.7 | 34.9 |
| WOMEN | ||||||||||||
| 65 OR OLDER age adjusted |
77.3 | 79.7 | 81.5 | 55.4 | 63.6 | 65.0 | 42.4 | 45.6 | 47.8 | 33.9 | 36.9 | 37.2 |
| 65 TO 74 | 64.5 | 74.8 | 76.4 | 45.4 | 60.9 | 57.7 | 34.0 | 43.6 | 41.6 | 26.7 | 35.0 | 29.3 |
| 75 TO 84 | 72.3 | 76.5 | 78.2 | 55.3 | 61.7 | 62.2 | 42.0 | 45.7 | 47.4 | 32.6 | 35.2 | 35.6 |
| 85 OR OLDER | 84.3 | 83.3 | 85.2 | 58.1 | 65.7 | 69.0 | 45.0 | 46.0 | 49.7 | 36.7 | 38.6 | 40.4 |
| Note: Residents dependent in mobility and
eating require the assistance of a person or special equipment. Residents
who are incontinent have difficulty in controlling bowels and/or bladder
or have an ostomy or indwelling catheter. Rates for the 65 or older
category are age-adjusted using the 1995 National Nursing Home Survey
population. Reference population: These data refer to the population residing in nursing homes. Persons residing in personal care or domiciliary care homes are excluded. Source: National Nursing Home Survey. |
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