Table 3. Proportion of Medicare Beneficiaries' Income Spent on Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditures by Self-Reported Health Status
| Self-reported health status |
Out-of-pocket costs |
| Excellent |
14.9% |
| Very good |
16.6% |
| Good |
19.3% |
| Fair |
23.3% |
| Poor |
28.5% |
Source: Crystal S, Johnson JW, Harman J, et al. Out-of-pocket health care costs among older Americans. J Gerontol 2000; 55B(1):S51-62.
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