Health Care Profiles in a Comparative Context

Tim MillerJanuary 19, 2007

Fourth Annual NTA Workshop

Health Care Consumption

• Includes:– Services from physicians, dentists, clinics.– Drugs and medical care products.– Hospital care, nursing home care, home

health care.

• Excludes:– Home health care provided by family

members.

Data Sources for Estimating Age Profiles

Administrative data

Survey data

Individuals Individuals Households Expenditures & charges

MEPS MEPS Private health expenditures

Usage Hospital visits

Other characteristics Membership Status (e.g., qualify for Medicaid)

Age

International Comparisons

1. Health care consumption, by age.2. Health care as a share of consumption,

by age.3. Publicly funded health care as share of

health care consumption, by age.

1. Health care consumption, by age

•

• Data from 9 countries.

• Summarized by taking a simple average of the 9 countries.

10049 to30 Agesat Income Labor Average

x Ageat nConsumptio Health

2. Health care as a percent of consumption, by age.

•

• Data from 9 countries.

• Summarized by taking a simple average of the 9 countries.

100x Ageat nConsumptio

x Ageat nConsumptio Health

Funding for Health Care

• Private– Private insurance– Out-of-pocket– Charities

• Public– Public insurance (e.g.,

Medicare program in the US)

– Direct provision of health care.

3. Publicly funded health care as percent of health consumption, by age

•

• Data from 9 countries.

• Summarized by taking a simple average of the 9 countries.

100Ageat nConsumptio Care Healthx Ageat Care HealthPublic

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Percent of US Population Living in Nursing Homes, by Age, 2000