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.

The Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary (MSPB) Measure shows whether Medicare spends more, less, or about the same for an episode of care (episode) at a specific hospital compared to all hospitals nationally. An MSPB episode includes Medicare Part A and Part B payments for services provided by hospitals and other healthcare providers the 3 days prior to, during, and 30 days following a patient's inpatient stay. This measure evaluates hospitals' costs compared to the costs of the national median (or midpoint) hospital. This measure takes into account important factors like patient age and health status (risk adjustment) and geographic payment differences (payment-standardization). The data displayed here are identical to the data displayed in the Medicare Spending per Beneficiary file, except that this file displays hospitals measure values out to six decimal places instead of two decimal places.

The "Medicare hospital spending per patient (Medicare Spending per Beneficiary)" measure shows whether Medicare spends more, less or about the same per Medicare patient treated in a specific hospital in Utah, compared to how much Medicare spends per patient nationally. This measure includes any Medicare Part A and Part B payments made for services provided to a patient during the 3 days prior to the hospital stay, during the stay, and during the 30 days after discharge from the hospital.

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.

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.

Medicare Spending per Beneficiary

Detailed Hospital Expense Breakdown

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About this dataset

This file allows healthcare executives and analysts to make informed decisions regarding how well continued improvements are being made over time so that they can understand how efficient they are fulfilling treatments while staying within budgetary constraints. Additionally, it’ll also help them map out trends amongst different hospitals and spot anomalies that could indicate areas where decisions should be reassessed as needed

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This dataset can provide valuable insights into how Medicare is spending per patient at specific hospitals in the United States. It can be used to gain a better understanding of the types of services covered under Medicare, and to what extent those services are being used. By comparing the average Medicare spending across different hospitals, users can also gain insight into potential disparities in care delivery or availability.

To use this dataset, first identify which hospital you are interested in analyzing. Then locate the row for that hospital in the dataset and review its associated values: value, footnote (optional), and start/end dates (optional). The Value column refers to how much Medicare spends on each particular patient; this is a numerical value represented as a decimal number up to 6 decimal places. The Footnote (optional) provides more information about any special circumstances that may need attention when interpreting the value data points. Finally, if Start Date and End Date fields are present they will specify over what timeframe these values were aggregated over.

Once all relevant data elements have been reviewed successively for all hospitals of interest then comparison analysis among them can be conducted based on Value, Footnote or Start/End dates as necessary to answer specific research questions or formulate conclusions about how Medicare is spending per patient at various hospitals nationwide

Research Ideas

• Developing a cost comparison tool for hospitals that allows patients to compare how much Medicare spends per patient across different hospitals.
• Creating an algorithm to help predict Medicare spending at different facilities over time and build strategies on how best to manage those costs.
• Identifying areas in which a hospital can save money by reducing unnecessary spending in order to reduce overall Medicare expenses

Acknowledgements

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Columns

File: Medicare_hospital_spending_per_patient_Medicare_Spending_per_Beneficiary_Additional_Decimal_Places.csv | Column name | Description | |:---------------|:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Value | The amount of Medicare spending per patient for a given hospital or region. (Numeric) | | Footnote | Any additional notes or information related to the value. (Text) | | Start_Date | The start date of the period for which the value applies. (Date) | | End_Date | The end date of the period for which the value applies. (Date) |

Acknowledgements

If you use this dataset in your research, please credit the original authors. If you use this dataset in your research, please credit Health.

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The "Medicare hospital spending per patient (Medicare Spending per Beneficiary)" measure shows whether Medicare spends more, less or about the same per Medicare patient treated in a specific hospital, compared to how much Medicare spends per patient nationally. This measure includes any Medicare Part A and Part B payments made for services provided to a patient during the 3 days prior to the hospital stay, during the stay, and during the 30 days after discharge from the hospital.

The "Medicare hospital spending per patient (Medicare Spending per Beneficiary)" measure shows whether Medicare spends more, less or about the same per Medicare patient treated in a specific hospital, compared to how much Medicare spends per patient nationally. This measure includes any Medicare Part A and Part B payments made for services provided to a patient during the 3 days prior to the hospital stay, during the stay, and during the 30 days after discharge from the hospital.

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Contents

The "Medicare hospital spending per patient (Medicare Spending per Beneficiary)" measure shows whether Medicare spends more, less or about the same per Medicare patient treated in a specific hospital, compared to how much Medicare spends per patient nationally. This measure includes any Medicare Part A and Part B payments made for services provided to a patient during the 3 days prior to the hospital stay, during the stay, and during the 30 days after discharge from the hospital. The data displayed here are identical to the data displayed in the “Medicare hospital spending per patient (Medicare Spending per Beneficiary)” file, except that this file displays hospitals’ measure values out to six decimal places instead of two decimal places.

This dataset identifies health care spending at medical services such as hospitals, physicians, clinics, and nursing homes etc. as well as for medical products such as medicine, prescription glasses and hearing aids. This dataset pertains to Medicaid personal health care spending. Other datasets in this series include Medicare personal health care spending and personal health care spending in general.

This dataset includes a list of all hospitals that have been registered with Medicare and their Medicare Spending per Beneficiary (MSPB). The list includes Hospital Name, Period of hospital admission and Claim Type. It also includes Averages as well as Percentages of Spending per Episode for Hospital, State and Nation.

Also known as Medicare Spending per Beneficiary (MSPB) Spending Breakdowns by Claim Type file. The data displayed here show average spending levels during hospitals’ Medicare Spending per Beneficiary (MSPB) episodes. An MSPB episode includes all Medicare Part A and Part B claims paid during the period from 3 days prior to a hospital admission through 30 days after discharge. These average Medicare payment amounts have been price-standardized to remove the effect of geographic payment differences and add-on payments for indirect medical education (IME) and disproportionate share hospitals (DSH). CMS uses the information on this webpage to calculate a hospital’s MSPB Measure value, which is reported on Hospital Compare. Specifically, the MSPB Measure methodology risk-adjusts the values on this webpage to account for beneficiary age and severity of illness. This data set provides the pre-risk-adjusted values to help the public understand the MSPB Measure and its composition.

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.

In 2024, Medicare hospice expenditure reached an average payment of ****** U.S. dollars per beneficiary, with the average payment per day amounting to *** U.S. dollars. Both the average payments per day and average payments per beneficiaries have increased from 2019 to 2024.

The Medicare Geographic Variation by National, State & County dataset provides information on the geographic differences in the use and quality of health care services for the Original Medicare population. This dataset contains demographic, spending, use, and quality indicators at the state level (including the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands) and the county level. Spending is standardized to remove geographic differences in payment rates for individual services as a source of variation. In general, total standardized per capita costs are less than actual per capita costs because the extra payments Medicare made to hospitals were removed, such as payments for medical education (both direct and indirect) and payments to hospitals that serve a disproportionate share of low-income patients. Standardization does not adjust for differences in beneficiaries’ health status.

The dataset includes the data for aged and disabled, Medicare Part A and Part B, beneficiaries reimbursement for the hospice by state and county of residence. The data included cover the years 2016 to 2022.

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

This dataset includes the county level Medicare spending claims based data by price, age, sex and race. The variables included are: state, number of Medicare enrollees, total Medicare reimbursements per enrollee, hospital and skilled nursing facility reimbursements per enrollee, physician reimbursements per enrollee, outpatient facility reimbursements per enrollee, home health agency reimbursements per enrollee, hospice reimbursements per enrollee, and durable medical equipment per enrollee.

The data displayed here describes average spending levels during hospitals’ Medicare Spending per Beneficiary (MSPB) episodes by Medicare claim type. The data presented on Hospital Compare provide price-standardized, non-risk-adjusted values for hospital spending by claim type because risk adjustment is done at the episode level rather than at the service category/claim level. An MSPB episode includes all Medicare Part A and Part B claims paid during the period from 3 days prior to an inpatient hospital admission through 30 days after discharge.