Economic Assignment
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HCM3002 Economics of Healthcare
Economic Principles and NHE
Table 1: Sources of National Health Expenditures (in million $)
Year Total Out-of- Pocket
Third-Party Payments
Total
Private Health
Insurance
Other Private Funds
Public
Total Federal* State and Local**
1970 65.685 24.982 40.703 15.428 9.011 16.264 13.817 2.447
1980 229.135 58.414 170.721 69.048 28.565 73.108 61.597 11.511
1990 665.340 138.795 516.545 233.944 77.373 205.228 174.174 31.054
2000 1245.459 202.117 1043.342 458.191 124.504 460.647 376.168 84.478
2003 1604.474 237.102 1367.372 612.278 148.159 606.935 496.708 110.227
2005 1834.145 263.801 1570.334 697.243 159.848 713.252 579.054 134.198
2007 2066.324 289.372 1776.952 763.810 179.498 833.644 690.128 143.516
2009 2252.851 299.345 1953.506 801.190 186.090 966.226 853.973 130.254
* Includes Medicaid State Child Health Insurance Program Expansion (CHIP), Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs
** Includes Medicaid, Medicaid State Child Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Expansion
Table 2: Public Program Payments (in million $)
Year Total Federal* State and
Local* Medicare ** Medicaid ***
1970 16.264 13.817 2.447 7.623 5.290
1980 73.108 61.597 11.511 37.387 26.033
1990 205.228 174.174 31.054 110.182 73.661
2000 460.647 376.168 84.478 224.360 200.481
2003 606.935 496.708 110.227 282.440 261.445
2005 713.252 579.054 134.198 339.859 309.550
2007 833.644 690.128 143.516 431.443 326.951
2009 966.226 853.973 130.254 502.289 373.941
* Includes Medicaid State Child Health Insurance Program Expansion (CHIP), Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs
** Subset of Federal funds
*** Subset of Federal and State and Local funds
Note: The public payments numbers in Table 1 and Table 2 do not match as categories of
expenditures are included in Table 1 that are not included in Table 2. Table 2 focuses solely on expenditures for Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP.