Table 3 Medical expenditures by type of services and payment sources for medical treatment of occupational injuries, MEPS Panels 9-13 (2004-2009)
U.S.-born workers | Immigrant workers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total expenditures in the 2-year reference period (2009 U.S. $ in millions) | % | 95% CI* | Total expenditures in the 2-year reference period (2009 U.S. $ in millions) | % | 95% CI | |
Total expenditures | 18453 | 100.0 | 2251 | 100.0 | ||
By type of service | ||||||
Ambulatory | 11559 | 62.6 | 53.9-70.7 | 1348 | 59.9 | 48.4-71.7 |
Emergency department | 2372 | 12.9 | 10.2-16.3 | 344 | 15.3 | 9.8-22.6 |
Hospital inpatient | 4013 | 21.7 | 13.0-31.7 | 484 | 21.5 | 9.9-33.2 |
Home health | 3 | 0.02 | 0.0-0.05 | 7 | 0.3 | 0.0-0.9 |
Prescribed medicines | 506 | 2.7 | 2.2-3.4 | 68 | 3.0 | 2.1-4.2 |
By source of payment | ||||||
Family (out of pocket) | 1241 | 6.7 | 5.5-8.3 | 160 | 7.1 | 5.2-9.6 |
Medicare | 37 | 0.2 | 0.1-0.4 | 3 | 0.1 | 0.0-0.4 |
Medicaid | 256 | 1.4 | 0.7-2.4 | 55 | 2.4 | 0.5-5.1 |
Private insurance | 5595 | 30.3 | 24.6-36.8 | 560 | 24.9 | 17.3-33.9 |
Workers’ compensation | 10514 | 57.0 | 49.4-63.6 | 972 | 43.2 | 33.0-53.7 |
Other sources¥ | 811 | 4.4 | 3.1-6.0 | 501 | 22.3 | 10.5-35.3 |