Issue Brief No. 70
Supplementary Table 1

Trends in ambulatory care use, 1996-2001

 
1996-1997
2000-2001
% Increase,
'96-'01
Total Visits (in thousands)      
Privately Insured      
     Physician Office Visits
381,612
492,218
29.0
     Hospital OPD Visits
24,023
31,479
31.0
     Hospital ED Visits
34,861
43,337
24.3
Medicare      
     Physician Office Visits
161,796
177,323
9.6
     Hospital OPD Visits
10,958
13,786
25.8
     Hospital ED Visits
14,573
16,026
10.0
Medicaid      
     Physician Office Visits
76,815
67,208
-12.5
     Hospital OPD Visits
21,039
19,329
-8.1
     Hospital ED Visits
18,447
18,417
-0.2
Self-pay, no charge (uninsured)      
     Physician Office Visits
70,626
44,568
-36.9
     Hospital OPD Visits
9,099
8,974
-1.4
     Hospital ED Visits
16,331
18,019
10.3

Estimates for 1996-97 and 2000-01 reflect two-year averages.

Data on physician office visits are from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, 1996-2001 Summaries. Data on hospital outpatient department visits are from the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 1996-2001 Outpatient Department Summaries. Data on hospital emergency department visits are from the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 1996-2001 Emergency Department Summaries. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Centers for Health Statistics.