National Medical Expenditure Survey. Nonphysician Health Care Providers: Use ofAmbulatory Services, Expenditures, and Sources of Payment. Research Findings 27

摘要

This report from the 1987 National Medical Expenditure Survey (NMES) presentsestimates of use, expenditures, and sources of payment for ambulatory and home health services delivered by different types of nonphysician providers to the civilian noninstitutionalized population of the United States. Separate estimates are presented for total use, average charge, total expense, and the percent of expenses paid out of pocket by private insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, and other public programs. Each of these estimates is examined separately by demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the population, including age, insurance status, sex, ethnic/racial background, family income, area of residence, and region of the country. Separate estimates are presented for nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistant, and nurse midwives; psychologists and other mental health counselors; podiatrists; chiropractors; optometrists; physical therapists; and laboratory and x-ray technicians.