Hospitalization insurance for OASDI beneficiaries : report submitted to the Committee on Ways and Means by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare in compliance with House Report 2288, 85th Congress.

  • United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
Date:
1959
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Hospitalization insurance for OASDI beneficiaries : report submitted to the Committee on Ways and Means by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare in compliance with House Report 2288, 85th Congress. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    109/126 (page 101)
    APPENDIXES Appenpix A Fistimated number of persons eligible for monthly benefits under the OASDI program, Jan. 1, 1960 [In thousands] Type of beneficiary and age Women PWN ONS eas eae Sa ae eS ee ee et ee 7, 269 Personsaged Gbsyears and OVere. =. eos oan econ ues 5, 701 CORO O WVeCarSee co Sore anaes LON eRe eae 2, 468 WOKUONIALY COLGE =. =o eee an ees aie en ee ee at 1, 831 PORVICAUS FANGS OM CD store a nie Se ars ee ens ee 1, 402 ROTSOMSEOZRCOGOL ViCAESs oss one eee eae en a ae ee 1, 568 Disabled workers:aged 50 to 64 years. 2.2. eck ee saeeee| CO ABO Sa ocec eee lee Jed Ba pe Mouneisunvivorsvan dude pond CnitGe oscar aes Sree eee eee) = on G2 baleen ad eee | oe ee Mothers: Widows and young wives of retired -workers=. 5-22-25 640 eles eee IWWivesiOndisablediworkers=s sats 2. vert GATE wt > SBR Eek Sas 5. See else Se Children: ! Surviving children and children of retired workers__..| —S- 11, 775 |_-------------]_------------- @hildrentor disabled sworkerssc-2c2-- =e ee ee ee AD br ae |e re ee 1 Includes dependent disabled children aged 18 and over whose disability began before age 18. Hospital utilization rates: Average days of general hospital care per person per year, used in developing cost estimates for hospitalization benefits for OASDI beneficiaries Hospitalization up to 60 Hospitalization up to 30 days in a year days in a year OASDI beneficiary type Low cost High cost Low cost High cost hospital hospital hospital hospital factors factors factors factors PASTA TC mines eee ee ae OR een ed Caen we Lee ee ae 2.8 2.0 2eo PAO OCROO all (VO VWCT a a) seen ae eee a eee 2.4 3.0 elt 2.4 Male: BorbOrGO see as tans a ytd ott eee ree. 1.9 2.6 1.6 2m OEE Ol Ace ee A Ro mE FS on oe 2.1) Daa: Peal 2.2 Oa c NOW Cleese ete Ste eer Nae AEC ec oe 3. 4 4.6 PAS} 3. 4 Female: GDR ONO 4 a tee ae eG WE Phe SRR 88 TA 1.5 iG be heat GOTO LOOR eee ae een tee Sn ERS Se = 1.8 2.0 1.6 ed RU WIA tee ee eg a eee een 94,10) 3a) 2.3 2.5 TSENG S OIVC leet eats oan oY oe ences S 3.3 4,1 ih Shall ONT GUE Ines ae ee eee Bae Si 2 Ee oe .4 Airs) 58 ae INTO GHeNnSa Gy OU WwiAd OWis) =) eee oe eee ae .8 ee) si .9 DES le lie aeroeimn eae wen a sere 2) ese PAD 2.8 PB 2.4 1 Calculated from the age-sex specific utilization rates weighted by the estimated number eligible for OASDI as of January 1960. The long-range cost estimates use the age-sex specific rates applied to the esti- mated population in the specified years.