Table 18
Self-Reported Annual Out-of-Pocket Health Care Costs in Sedgwick County, 2001
|
Estimated out of pocket costs |
Physician Office / Clinic Visit |
Prescription Medicine |
Emergency Department Bills |
|
|
Percent |
Percent |
Percent |
|
Less than $500 |
82.1 |
82.9 |
80.6 |
|
$500 - $1,500 |
11.5 |
10.7 |
3.9 |
|
More than $1,500 |
4.1 |
3.5 |
2.1 |
|
Don’t know / No response |
2.3 |
3.0 |
13.3 |
|
Total |
100 |
100 |
100 |
Source: Sedgwick County Community Health Assessment, Telephone Survey, 2001. (excluding health insurance premiums) N=608