Medical Expenditures for People with Disabilities in the United States, 1987.Disability Statistics Report, Report 5

摘要

This report focuses on the economic impact of disability and presents the resultsof an analysis of the medical care expenditures of non-institutionalized people with disabilities. Medical expenditures include spending for all types of medical care services, whether or not related to the disability is defined here in two ways: (1) a limitation in activity, i.e., working at a job, doing work around the house, or going to school; and (2) a limitation in one or more activities of daily living (ADLs), i.e., difficulty in performing basic self-care tasks (including bathing, dressing, toileting, getting in and out of bed or chair, feeding oneself, and walking across the room), without the help of another person or special equipment.