Medicare 101

1. Medicare 101 Marilyn Moon American Institutes for Research March 16, 2009

2. Source: CBO based on data from CMS.

3. Average Annual Growth in Medicare and Private Health Insurance Benefits Per Enrollee: Selected Periods Except for 1993–1997, Medicare has grown slightly more slowly than private health insurance. Entire Period Selected Calendar Year Periods 1997–1999 1993–1997 1970–1993 1999–2004 1970–2004 Calendar Years Source: CMS, Office of the Actuary, National Health Statistics Group.

4. Projected Spending on Health Care as a Percentage of Gross Domestic Product Percent

5. Growth in per Worker Burdens and in per Beneficiary Burdens of Medicare

6. Source: Author’s calculations from Board of Trustees, 2007a and 2007b.

7. $7,200 to 11,600 (74) 6,300 to < 6,800 (55) 4,500 to < 5,800 (72) 6,800 to < 7,200 (45) 5,800 to < 6,300 (60) Not Populated Medicare Spending per Capita in the United States, by Hospital Referral Region, 2003 Source: Dartmouth Atlas