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An Overview of the Medicaid Programblog post
Medicaid is a joint federal-state program with an average enrollment of about 57 million people this year. In 2012, federal spending for Medicaid was $251 billion, of which $223 billion covered benefits for enrollees.      An Overview of the Medicare Programblog post
CBO estimates that about 52 million people are currently covered by Medicare. In 2012, payroll taxes and beneficiaries’ premiums covered less than half of the $551 billion that the federal government spent on Medicare. Federal Spending on the Government’s Major Health Care Programs Is Projected to Rise Substantially Relative to GDPblog post
Although spending for health care in the United States has grown more slowly in recent years than it had previously, high and rising levels of such spending continue to pose a challenge for Medicare, Medicaid, and other government programs. A Premium Support System for Medicare: Analysis of Illustrative Optionsreport
CBO analyzes the ways two illustrative options for a premium support system for Medicare would affect federal spending and beneficiaries’ choices and payments. |
