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Issue Brief No. 70
Supplementary Table 1
Trends in ambulatory care use, 1996-2001
'96-'01 | |||
| Total Visits (in thousands) | |||
| Privately Insured | |||
| Physician Office Visits | |||
| Hospital OPD Visits | |||
| Hospital ED Visits | |||
| Medicare | |||
| Physician Office Visits | |||
| Hospital OPD Visits | |||
| Hospital ED Visits | |||
| Medicaid | |||
| Physician Office Visits | |||
| Hospital OPD Visits | |||
| Hospital ED Visits | |||
| Self-pay, no charge (uninsured) | |||
| Physician Office Visits | |||
| Hospital OPD Visits | |||
| Hospital ED Visits |
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.
