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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.

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Issue Brief No. 70Supplementary Table 1 Trends in ambulatory care use, 1996-2001

Issue Brief No. 70
Supplementary Table 1

Trends in ambulatory care use, 1996-2001