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Table 3. Proportion of Medicare Beneficiaries' Income Spent on Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditures by Self-Reported Health Status
Reducing Costs in the Health Care System: Learning From What Has Been
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.
Internet Citation: Table 3. Proportion of Medicare Beneficiaries' Income Spent on Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditures by Self-Reported Health Status: Reducing Costs in the Health Care System: Learning From What Has Been.
September 2002. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/factsheets/costs/costria/coststab3.html
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