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Medicare 101Medicare 101
Marilyn Moon
American Institutes for Research
March 16, 2009
Marilyn Moon
American Institutes for Research
March 16, 2009
®®Source: CBO based on data from CMS.
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Average Annual Growth in Medicare and Private Health Insurance Benefits Per Enrollee: Selected Periods
9.2
10.9
7.66.4
10.9
4.3
-0.2
5.9
9.5
12.8
-2
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
Pe
rce
nt
Medicare Private Health Insurance
Source: CMS, Office of the Actuary, National Health Statistics Group.
Entire Period Selected Calendar Year Periods
Except for 1993–1997, Medicare has grown slightly more slowly than private health insurance.
Calendar Years1970–2004
1970–1993
1993–1997
1997–1999
1999–2004
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Projected Spending on Health Care as a Percentage of Gross Domestic Product
Percent
2007 2012 2017 2022 2027 2032 2037 2042 2047 2052 2057 2062 2067 2072 2077 2082
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
All Other Health Care
Medicaid
Medicare
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Growth in per Worker Burdens and in per Beneficiary Burdens of Medicare
$0
$1,000
$2,000
$3,000
$4,000
$5,000
$6,000
$7,000
$8,000
$9,000
$10,000
Current 2020 2040
2006
Dol
lars
Per Worker Burden
Per Beneficiary Burden
®®Source: Author’s calculations from Board of Trustees, 2007a and 2007b.
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Medicare Spending per Capita in the United States, by Hospital Referral Region, 2003
Source: Dartmouth Atlas
$7,200 to 11,600 (74)
6,800 to < 7,200 (45)
6,300 to < 6,800 (55)
5,800 to < 6,300 (60)
4,500 to < 5,800 (72)
Not Populated
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