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HEALTH CARE EXPENDITURES
While the majority of health
care expenses were paid for by some type of private or
public insurance in 1998, 19.5
percent of health care expenses for females were paid out-of-pocket.
Females were more likely than men to pay for their health
care expenses out-of-pocket, through Medicare, or through
Medicaid, and less likely to pay for their expenses through
private insurance or other sources.
Among those who had health care expenditures in 1998,
the average expense for health services for females was
higher
than for males ($2,712 compared to $2,132). In addition
to total health service expenses, females averaged higher
expenditures
for prescription medications, dental services, office-based
services, and home health services. The most expensive
services for females were hospital inpatient services and
home health
services, which averaged $10,353 and $4,107, respectively.
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