Health Care Profiles in a Comparative Context Tim Miller January 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

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.

2. Health care as a percent of consumption, by age. Data from 9 countries. Summarized by taking a simple average of the 9 countries.

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.

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