The facts on Medicare spending and financing
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Series Title(s):
- Issue brief (Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation)
- Author(s):
- Cubanski, Juliette, author Neuman, Tricia, author
- Contributor(s):
- Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, issuing body.
- Publication:
- Menlo Park, CA : Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, July 2017
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Medicare -- economics Medicare -- statistics & numerical data Medicare -- trends Forecasting Medicare Part A -- statistics & numerical data Medicare Part B -- statistics & numerical data Medicare Part D -- statistics & numerical data Humans United States
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- (1) Medicare spending was 15 percent of total federal spending in 2016, and is projected to rise to 17.5 percent by 2027. (2) The Medicare Hospital Insurance (Part A) trust fund is projected to be depleted in 2029, one year later than the 2016 projection. (3) Medicare's actuaries project that the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) process will be triggered for the first time in 2021, four years later than their 2016 forecast. (4) The share of Medicare benefit spending on hospital inpatient services fell by one-third between 2006 and 2016, while spending on Medicare Advantage private health plans doubled. (5) Average annual growth in Medicare per capita spending growth was 1.3 percent between 2010 and 2016, down from 7.4 percent between 2000 and 2010. (6) Medicare per capita spending is projected to grow at an average annual rate of 4.5 percent over the next ten years, slightly lower than the growth rate for private insurance.
- Copyright:
- Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (7 pages))
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101717009 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101717009