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Natalie on Jun 29, 2007
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Overall, private health insurance paid for 36% of total personal health expenditures in 2004, the federal government 34%, state and local government 11%, and out-of-pocket payments accounted for 15%.
Since 1980, the share of total
expenditures paid out-of-pocket declined
by 12 percentage points. This
decline resulted from an expansion of
benefits in both private health insurance
plans and in government programs.
Despite the decline in the share of health
care expenditures paid out-of-pocket, the
inflation in health care costs over recent
years means that consumers may still
have significant out-of-pocket
expenditures for their health care.
In 2004, 37% of personal health care
expenditures were for hospital care, 26%
for physician care, 12% for prescription
drugs, 7% for nursing home care, and
the remaining 18% for other personal
health care, including visits to
nonphysician medical providers, medical
supplies, and other health services. Since 1980, the share of total
personal health care expenditures
devoted to hospital care has declined by
9 percentage points and the prescription
drug expenditure share has doubled,
reflecting the shift in health care from
inpatient to ambulatory care settings and
the increasing contribution of prescription
drugs to health care services and
spending.
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