New Census report on spending for health care and social assistance programs
Medicaidcontinued to be the largest source of funding for nursing andresidential care facilities in 2007 at $59 billion, according to theU.S. Census Bureau. These tabulations come from the 2007 Service Annual Survey: Health Care and Social Assistance,which focuses on health care and social assistance providers forindividuals, and gives estimates and sources of revenue for businesseswith paid employees. Overall, health care and social assistance revenue increased 6.8 percent in 2007 to $1.66 trillion, up from $1.56 trillion in 2006.
Revenue for continuing care retirement communities grew 10.1 percent to $20 billion. These communities include establishments that provide a range of residential and personal care services, including on-site nursing care and assisted-living facilities. Homes for the elderly, which do not include on-site nursing care facilities, saw their revenues increase by 7.1 percent to $14.5 billion.Revenue for hospitals grew 6.5 percent in 2007 to $687 billion. Revenue for physicians’ offices increased 5.6 percent to $346 billion and revenue for dentists’ offices increased 6.5 percent to $94 billion.
Medicare was the leading source of revenue for kidney dialysis centers, reaching $9.1 billion in 2007, a 10.4 percent increase from 2006.
Revenue for emergency and other relief services decreased 13.2 percent to $6.9 billion in 2007. This is the second year in a row revenues decreased. Revenue has now returned to a level roughly equivalent to that of 2004. The Service Annual Survey (SAS) provides data that help tomeasure America’s current economic performance. Using a sample of about70,000 service companies, the SAS collects revenue, expenses ande-commerce sales. The services provided byestablishments in this sector are delivered by professional, trainedhealth practitioners or social workers. Excluded from this sector areaerobic classes; amusement, gambling and recreation industries; andnonmedical diet and weight reduction centers. Although these can beviewed as health services, they are not typically delivered by trainedhealth practitioners.