In 1970, some 7.5 billion U.S. dollars were spent on the Medicare program in the United States. Fifty plus years later, this figure stood at 1,122.1 billion U.S. dollars. This statistic depicts total Medicare spending from 1970 to 2024. Increasing Medicare coverage Medicare is the federal health insurance program in the U.S. for the elderly and those with disabilities. In the U.S., the share of the population with any type of health insurance has increased to over 90 percent in the past decade. As of 2019, approximately 18 percent of the U.S. population was covered by Medicare in particular. Increasing Medicare costs Medicare costs are forecasted to continue increasing over time, with outlays rising to a predicted 1.78 trillion U.S. dollars by 2031 as the population continues to age. Certain diseases of old age, such as Alzheimer’s disease, are increasing in prevalence in the U.S., which will reflect on healthcare costs for the elderly. In 2021, Alzheimer's disease was estimated to cost Medicare and Medicaid around 239 billion U.S. dollars in care costs; by 2050, this number is projected to climb to 798 billion dollars.

Between 2019 and 2023, spending for Eliquis under Medicare increased by 31 percent annually on average per dosage unit. This statistic illustrates the average annual Medicare spending growth among select top-selling drugs in the United States, for the time range 2019-2023.

This data package contains the information of Medicare and Medicaid healthcare spending and healthcare cost and percentages by state.

It is well known that public health insurance programs in the U.S. have been increasing in recent years, especially in the wake of the Affordable Care Act. Medicare has also seen significant growth since its conception in 1965. Between 2018 and 2028 the program is expected to see a growth of about *** percent per capita and *** percent in overall spending.

CMS has released several information products that provide spending information for prescription drugs in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. The CMS Drug Spending Dashboards are online interactive tools that provide spending information for certain prescription drugs in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. CMS selected drugs for inclusion in the dashboards based on three criteria 1) drugs with high spending on a per user basis (Medicare Program) and drugs with high spending on a per prescription fill basis (Medicaid Program) 2) drugs with high total program spending and 3) drugs with high costs increases in recent years. The dashboard tools display relevant spending, utilization, and trend data and also include consumer-friendly information on the drug product descriptions, manufacturer(s), and uses. In addition to the Dashboards, CMS has released Medicare spending and utilization data for all Part B and Part D drugs. These summary data files were the basis for the Medicare Drug Spending Dashboard and include annual data for the most recent five years.

The Healthcare Provider Cost Report Information System (HCRIS) contains annual reports submitted by Medicare-certified institutional providers to Medicare Administrative Contractors (MAC). This dataset contains all numeric data reported on a cost report such as costs, charges, ratios, number of beds, etc.

The CMS Program Statistics - Medicare Part A & Part B - All Types of Service tables provide use and payment data by type of coverage and type of service. For additional information on enrollment, providers, and Medicare use and payment, visit the CMS Program Statistics page. These data do not exist in a machine-readable format, so the view data and API options are not available. Please use the download function to access the data. Below is the list of tables: MDCR SUMMARY AB 1. Medicare Part A and Part B Summary: Utilization, Program Payments, and Cost Sharing for All Original Medicare Beneficiaries, by Type of Coverage and Type of Service, Yearly Trend MDCR SUMMARY AB 2. Medicare Part A and Part B Summary: Utilization, Program Payments, and Cost Sharing for Aged Original Medicare Beneficiaries, by Type of Coverage and Type of Service, Yearly Trend MDCR SUMMARY AB 3. Medicare Part A and Part B Summary: Utilization, Program Payments, and Cost Sharing for Disabled Original Medicare Beneficiaries by Type of Coverage and Type of Service, Yearly Trend MDCR SUMMARY AB 4. Medicare Part A and Part B Summary: Utilization, Program Payments, and Cost Sharing for Original Medicare Beneficiaries, by Type of Coverage, Demographic Characteristics, and Medicare-Medicaid Enrollment Status MDCR SUMMARY AB 5. Medicare Part A and Part B Summary: Utilization, Program Payments, and Cost Sharing for Original Medicare Beneficiaries, by Type of Coverage and by Area of Residence MDCR SUMMARY AB 6. Medicare Part A and Part B Summary: Utilization and Program Payments for Original Medicare Beneficiaries, by Type of Entitlement, Amount of Program Payments, Type of Coverage, and Type of Service

The CMS Program Statistics - Medicare Part D tables provide use and Part D drug costs by type of Part D plan (stand-alone prescription drug plan and Medicare Advantage prescription drug plan). For additional information on enrollment, providers, and Medicare use and payment, visit the CMS Program Statistics page. These data do not exist in a machine-readable format, so the view data and API options are not available. Please use the download function to access the data. Below is the list of tables: MDCR UTLZN D 1. Medicare Part D Utilization: Average Annual Prescription Drug Fills by Type of Plan, Low Income Subsidy (LIS) Eligibility, and Generic Dispensing Rate, Yearly Trend MDCR UTLZN D 2. Medicare Part D Utilization: Average Annual Gross Drug Costs Per Part D Enrollee, by Type of Plan, Low Income Subsidy (LIS) Eligibility, and Brand/Generic Drug Classification, Yearly Trend MDCR UTLZN D 3. Medicare Part D Utilization: Average Annual Gross Drug Costs Per Part D Enrollee, by Type of Plan, Low Income Subsidy (LIS) Eligibility, and Brand/Generic Drug Classification, Yearly Trend MDCR UTLZN D 4. Medicare Part D Utilization: Average Annual Prescription Drug Fills and Average Annual Gross Drug Cost Per Part D Enrollee, by Type of Plan and Demographic Characteristics MDCR UTLZN D 5. Medicare Part D Utilization: Average Annual Prescription Drug Fills and Average Annual Gross Drug Cost Per Part D Utilizer, by Type of Plan and Demographic Characteristics MDCR UTLZN D 6. Medicare Part D Utilization: Average Annual Prescription Drug Fills and Average Annual Gross Drug Cost Per Part D Enrollee, by Type of Plan, by Area of Residence MDCR UTLZN D 7. Medicare Part D Utilization: Average Annual Prescription Drug Fills and Average Annual Gross Drug Cost Per Part D Utilizer, by Type of Plan, by Area of Residence MDCR UTLZN D 8. Medicare Part D Utilization: Number of Part D Utilizers and Average Annual Prescription Drug Fills by Type of Part D Plan, Low Income Subsidy (LIS) Eligibility, and Part D Coverage Phase, Yearly Trend MDCR UTLZN D 9. Medicare Part D Utilization: Number of Part D Utilizers and Drug Costs by Type of Part D Plan, Low Income Subsidy (LIS) Eligibility, and Part D Coverage Phase, Yearly Trend MDCR UTLZN D 10. Medicare Part D Utilization: Number of Part D Utilizers, Average Annual Prescription Drug Events (Fills) and Average Annual Gross Drug Cost Per Part D Utilizer, by Part D Coverage Phase and Demographic Characteristics MDCR UTLZN D 11. Medicare Part D Utilization: Number of Part D Utilizers, Average Annual Prescription Drug Fills and Average Annual Gross Drug Cost Per Part D Utilizer, by Part D Coverage Phase and Area of Residence

In 2021, Medicare spending per beneficiary amounted an average of ****** U.S. dollars, a fairly sharp increase from the previous year. Medicare spending per person has being steadily rising over the provided time interval. Growth in health care spending is influenced by increasing volume and use of services, new technologies, and rising prices. This statistic displays the per capita Medicare spending in the U.S. from 2010 to 2021.

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In 2021, Medicare spent an average of more than 13,139 U.S. dollars per enrollee in New York, while the average for the United States was 11,080 U.S. dollars per enrollee. This statistic depicts the leading ten U.S. states based on Medicare spending per enrollee in 2021.

Medicare certified institutional providers are required to submit an annual cost report to a Medicare Administrative Contractor. The cost report contains provider information such as facility characteristics, utilization data, cost and charges by cost center, in total and for Medicare, Medicare settlement data, and financial statement data. CMS maintains the cost report data in the Healthcare Provider Cost Reporting Information System, HCRIS. HCRIS includes subsystems for the Hospital Cost Report CMS 2552 96 and CMS 2552 10, Skilled Nursing Facility Cost Report CMS 2540 96, Home Health Agency Cost Report CMS 1728 94, Renal Facility Cost Report CMS 265 94, Health Clinic Cost Report CMS 222 92 and Hospice Cost Report CMS 1984 99.

The data consists of every data element included in the HCRIS extract created for CMS by the providers Administrative Contractor.

The United States has the highest expenditure on health care per capita globally. However, the U.S. has an unique way of paying for their health care where a majority of the expenditure falls upon private insurances. In FY 2024, around one ***** of all health expenditure is paid by private insurance. Public insurance programs Medicare and Medicaid accounted for ** and ** percent, respectively, of health expenditure during that same year. U.S. health care system Globally health spending has been increasing among most countries. However, the U.S. has the highest public and private per capita health expenditure among all countries globally, followed by Switzerland. As of 2020, annual health care costs per capita in the United States totaled to over ** thousand U.S. dollars, a significant amount considering the average U.S. personal income is around ** thousand dollars. Out of pocket costs in the U.S. Aside from overall high health care costs for U.S. residents, the total out-of-pocket costs for health care have been on the rise. In recent years, the average per capita out-of-pocket health care payments have exceeded *** thousand dollars. Physician services, dental services and prescription drugs account for the largest proportion of out-of-pocket expenditures for U.S. residents.

Prevalence, mean and median annual costs by demographics, number of comorbidities, and spending type (N = 9767).

The Healthcare Provider Cost Report Information System (HCRIS) contains annual reports submitted by Medicare-certified institutional providers to Medicare Administrative Contractors (MAC). This dataset contains all alpha data reported on a cost report such as hospital name, address, dates, and questions that require a ‘yes’ response.

This data package contains free-standing Home Health Agencies Medicare cost reports by fiscal year, released annually by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The datasets contain the highest level of Medicare cost report status.

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