Table 9. Home health servicesa—Median and mean expenses per person with expense and distribution of expenses by source of payment: United States, 2000 Expense per person Percent distribution of total expenses by source with an expense of payment Percent Total Population Population with expenses Out of Private characteristic (in thousands) expense Median Mean (in millions) pocket insuranceb Medicare Medicaid Otherc Total 278,406 1.8 $1,710 $5,136 $25,640 12.4 *4.2 25.6 48.2 *9.6 Age in years Under 65 243,624 0.8 1,507 6,551 12,960 *3.7 *3.6 *13.2 68.0 *11.5 Under 6 24,126 1.2 — — — — — — — — 6-17 48,405 *0.5 — — — — — — — — 18-44 109,021 0.5 — — — — — — — — 45-64 62,072 1.4 — — — — — — — — 65 and over 34,782 8.7 1,800 4,207 12,680 21.2 *4.7 38.4 28.1 7.6 Sex Male 135,882 1.5 1,592 4,081 8,320 *13.0 *5.1 37.8 36.0 8.0 Female 142,524 2.1 1,775 5,863 17,321 *12.1 *3.7 19.8 54.1 *10.4 Race/ethnicity White and other 209,401 1.9 1,500 4,831 19,552 15.7 *4.6 23.9 45.3 *10.4 Black 35,049 1.7 — — — — — — — — Hispanic 33,955 1.0 — — — — — — — — Health insurance statusd Under age 65: Any private 182,658 0.5 — — — — — — — — Public only 28,622 3.7 — — — — — — — — Uninsured 32,344 *0.2 — — — — — — — — Age 65 and over: Medicare only 11,515 7.6 — — — — — — — — Medicare and private 19,570 6.9 1,290 3,289 4,436 *32.7 *13.5 42.6 *7.8 *3.5 Medicare and other public 3,568 22.2 — — — — — — — — Poverty statuse Poor 32,053 3.1 1,775 4,743 4,762 *16.0 *1.7 41.1 33.4 *7.9 Near-poor 12,196 3.7 — — — — — — — — Low income 37,059 2.7 — — — — — — — — Middle income 90,343 1.6 1,524 3,252 4,695 *8.6 *4.5 *24.4 *35.8 *26.7 High income 106,754 1.0 — — — — — — — — Expense per person Percent distribution of total expenses by source with an expense of payment Percent Total Population Population with expenses Out of Private characteristic (in thousands) expense Median Mean (in millions) pocket insuranceb Medicare Medicaid Otherc Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) MSA 226,861 1.7 $1,540 $4,917 $19,219 *13.1 *4.8 21.8 49.2 *11.2 Non-MSA 51,545 2.1 1,867 5,924 6,422 10.2 2.3 37.3 45.4 4.8 Census region Northeast 52,636 2.2 — — — — — — — — Midwest 64,536 1.9 — — — — — — — — South 97,373 1.7 1,733 4,939 *8,118 *14.0 *4.9 *27.6 *49.2 *4.2 West 63,861 1.5 — — — — — — — — Perceived health status Excellent 87,890 0.5 — — — — — — — — Very good 93,499 0.7 — — — — — — — — Good 67,922 1.7 — — — — — — — — Fair 20,666 6.8 1,602 *6,280 *8,810 *10.5 *2.1 *21.0 60.0 *6.3 Poor 7,720 16.3 1,775 4,309 5,412 *10.0 *9.0 45.6 32.0 *3.5 aExpenses for care provided by home health agencies and independent home health providers are included. Most home health expenses (87.5 percent) were for agency providers. bPrivate insurance includes TRICARE (Armed-Forces-related coverage). cOther includes payments from the Department of Veterans Affairs (except TRICARE); other Federal sources (Indian Health Service, military treatment facilities, and other care provided by the Federal Government); various State and local sources (community and neighborhood clinics, State and local health departments, and State programs other than Medicaid); Workers’ Compensation; various unclassified sources (e.g., automobile, homeowner’s, or other liability insurance, and other miscellaneous or unknown sources); Medicaid payments reported for persons who were not reported as enrolled in the Medicaid program at any time during the year; and private insurance payments reported for persons without any reported private health insurance coverage during the year. dUninsured refers to persons uninsured during the entire year. Public and private health insurance categories refer to individuals with public or private insurance at any time during the period; individuals with both public and private insurance and those with TRICARE (Armed-Forces-related coverage) are classified as having private insurance. ePoor—persons in families with income less than 100 percent of the poverty line, including those whose losses exceeded their earnings, resulting in negative income; near-poor—persons in families with income from 100 percent to less than 125 percent of the poverty line; low income—persons in families with income from 125 percent to less than 200 percent of the poverty line; middle income—persons in families with income from 200 percent to less than 400 percent of the poverty line; high income—persons in families with income at or over 400 percent of the poverty line. —Less than 100 sample cases. *Relative standard error equal to or greater than 30 percent. Note: Restricted to civilian noninstitutionalized population. Percents may not add to 100 because of rounding. Source: Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, 2000.