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Figure 2-2 Distribution of the General Population and the Elderly Population, by Income Relative to Poverty Level, 1988

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Poor: less than 100% poverty

Near-poor: 100-199% poverty

Nonpoor: 200% poverty or greater

SOURCE: For the elderly, Congressional Budget Office estimates
based on the Current Population Survey, March 1989.

For the general population, the Current Population Survey, March 1989.

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SOURCE: Health Care Financing Administration, Office of the Actuary, and Com

mission staff analysis of unpublished HCFA data.

Figure 3-5 Sources of Payment for Nursing Home Care, 1988

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NOTE: Numbers do not add to 100 percent due to rounding.

SOURCE: Health Care Financing Administration, Office of the Actuary, in
HHS News, May 3, 1990, Table 3.

Figure 3-8 Distribution of Out-of-Pocket Health and Long-Term Care Costs for Elderly with More Than $3,000 in Direct Expenditures, 1985

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SOURCE: Thomas Rice, "The Use, Cost, and Economic Burden of
Nursing Home Care in 1985," Medical Care 27 (12) (December 1989).

Millions of People

Figure 3-9 Number of Elderly Needing
Long-Term Care, 1990 and 2030*

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SOURCE: For 1990, Lewin/ICF estimates using the Brookings/ICF
Long-Term Care Financing Model; for 2030, Shelia Zedlewski, et al.,
The Needs of the Elderly in the 21st Century (Washington, D.C.:
The Urban Institute, 1990).

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