APPENDIX 1
VOLUNTARY HEALTH INSURANCE BOARD
Selected Statistics, 1958/59—1977/78
TABLE A
|
Administration expense as % of: |
Subscription income per member: |
Average In-Patient Claim |
|
Total |
Subscription |
Current |
1970 |
Current |
1970 |
Year |
Income |
Income |
Prices |
Prices |
Prices |
Prices |
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3)* |
(4)* |
(5)* |
(6)* |
1958/59 |
25.1 |
25.3 |
£2.50 |
£4.00 |
£33.50 |
£53.60 |
1959/60 |
20.0 |
20.3 |
2.65 |
4.20 |
37.40 |
59.80 |
1960/61 |
16.6 |
17.0 |
2.90 |
4.70 |
36.90 |
58.60 |
1961/62 |
15.5 |
15.9 |
3.00 |
4.60 |
37.50 |
58.00 |
1962/63 |
15.1 |
15.5 |
3.20 |
4.70 |
39.10 |
58.10 |
1963/64 |
14.1 |
14.4 |
3.40 |
5.00 |
43.10 |
62.50 |
1964/65 |
13.1 |
13.4 |
4.10 |
5.60 |
47.50 |
64.50 |
1965/66 |
11.3 |
11.6 |
4.40 |
5.70 |
51.00 |
65.90 |
1966/67 |
10.1 |
10.4 |
4.90 |
6.20 |
54.90 |
69.00 |
1967/68 |
10.0 |
10.3 |
5.00 |
6.10 |
57.20 |
69.50 |
1968/69 |
8.8 |
9.1 |
5.30 |
6.20 |
58.60 |
68.10 |
1969/70 |
8.9 |
9.3 |
5.60 |
6.10 |
60.80 |
65.80 |
1970/71 |
9.5 |
9.8 |
6.40 |
6.40 |
66.10 |
66.10 |
1971/72 |
8.4 |
8.8 |
7.00 |
6.50 |
76.10 |
69.90 |
1972/73 |
8.0 |
8.3 |
8.70 |
7.40 |
86.40 |
73.00 |
1973/74 |
8.4 |
8.8 |
9.80 |
7.50 |
96.40 |
73.10 |
1974/75 |
8.5 |
9.0 |
11.10 |
7.20 |
109.00 |
70.70 |
1975/76 |
8.5 |
9.1 |
14.60 |
7.90 |
134.20 |
72.00 |
1976/77 |
7.1 |
7.6 |
19.10 |
8.70 |
171.10 |
77.80 |
1977/78 |
7.3 |
8.1 |
24.30 |
9.70 |
200.60 |
80.30 |
TABLE B
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|
Average |
|
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|
|
|
|
no. of |
|
Members |
|
|
|
|
days in |
|
(Persons |
Annual |
|
Annual |
|
hospital |
|
Insured), |
Percentage |
|
Percentage |
Annual |
per in |
|
Close of |
Change, |
Number of |
Change, |
Claims per |
patient |
Year |
Period |
Members |
Claims |
Claims |
Membera |
claim |
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5)* |
(6) |
1958/59 |
53,139 |
128.7b |
2,482 |
— |
.047 |
N.A. |
1959/60 |
78,778 |
48.2 |
4,224 |
70.2 |
.054 |
12.1 |
1960/61 |
105,526 |
34.0 |
6,605 |
56.4 |
.063 |
13.4 |
1961/62 |
139,796 |
32.5 |
9,061 |
37.2 |
.065 |
13.4 |
1962/63 |
167,016 |
19.5 |
11,493 |
26.8 |
.069 |
13.3 |
1963/64 |
195,189 |
16.9 |
13,836 |
20.4 |
.071 |
13.9 |
1964/65 |
220,617 |
13.0 |
16,891 |
22.1 |
.077 |
13.4 |
1965/66 |
262,029 |
18.8 |
19,996 |
18.4 |
.076 |
13.3 |
1966/67 |
288,496 |
10.1 |
22,642 |
13.2 |
.078 |
13.1 |
1967/68 |
321,777 |
11.5 |
26,671 |
17.8 |
.083 |
13.6 |
1968/69 |
357,051 |
11.0 |
28,967 |
8.6 |
.081 |
13.5 |
1969/70 |
386,723 |
8.3 |
34,155 |
17.9 |
.088 |
13.9 |
1970/71 |
436,144 |
12.8 |
39,455 |
15.5 |
.090 |
14.1 |
1971/72 |
478,382 |
9.7 |
46,216 |
17.1 |
.097 |
13.1 |
1972/73 |
506,162 |
5.8 |
53,953 |
16.7 |
.107 |
12.3 |
1973/74 |
511,679 |
1.1 |
55,506 |
2.9 |
.108 |
12.1 |
1974/75 |
524,525 |
2.5 |
56,903 |
2.5 |
.108 |
12.3 |
1975/76 |
557,295 |
6.2 |
62,974 |
10.7 |
.113 |
12.2 |
1976/77 |
594,751 |
6.7 |
71,214 |
13.1 |
.120 |
12.2 |
1977/78 |
645,165 |
8.5 |
76,876 |
8.0 |
.119 |
11.4 |
*In interpreting the statistice shown in these columns regard should be had to the stated in paragraph 28 of the Report.
a: Column 3 divided by column 1. Since column 3 records the number of claims over the year, while column 1 records the number of members at close of the year, annual claims per member is somewhat understated.
* In interpreting the statistics shown in column 5 regard should be had to the facts stated in paragraph 28 of the Report.
b: Percentage change over 23,238 as of 28 February 1958.
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