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Comparative Study
. 1989 Summer;10(4):111-20.

Health expenditures by age group, 1977 and 1987

D R Waldo, S T Sonnefeld, D R McKusick, R H Arnett 3rd
Comparative Study

Health expenditures by age group, 1977 and 1987

D R Waldo et al. Health Care Financ Rev. 1989 Summer.

Abstract

In recent years, concern has increased over the rapid growth of health care spending, especially spending on behalf of the aged. In 1987, those 65 years or over comprised 12 percent of the population but consumed 36 percent of total personal health care. This article is an examination of the current and future composition of the population and effects on health care spending. National health accounts aggregates for 1977 and 1987 are split into three age groups, and the consumption patterns of each group are discussed. The variations in spending within the aged cohort are also examined.

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Figure 1. Cumulative percent distributions of population and nursing home expenditures, by age: United States, calendar year 1987
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Figure 2. Cumulative percent distributions of population and hospital expenditures, by age: United States, calendar years 1987 and 2030
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