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Long-Term Care Facility Costs Are the Largest Share of Annual Out-of-Pocket Spending by Medicare Beneficiaries
Long term care facility costs are the largest share of annual out of pocket spending by Medicare beneficiaries — representing 32% of their spending on services annually.
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Hospitals and Physicians Represent More Than Half of Total Health Spending
More than half of U.S. health spending went toward hospital and physician services in 2018. Learn more about the breakdown of the nation’s health spending in the Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker.
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Uninsured Most Likely to Delay or Go Without Care or Prescription Drugs Due to Cost
Many uninsured people do not obtain the treatments their health care providers recommend for them because of the cost of care. In 2018, uninsured nonelderly adults were more than three times as likely as adults with private coverage to say that they postponed or did not get a needed prescription drug due to cost.
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Among the Most Commonly Used Antiretrovirals Covered by Part D in 2017, 9 of 10 Had List Prices Exceeding Inflation
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Among the 10 Antiretrovirals with the Highest Part D Spending in 2017, All Had List Price Increases Exceeding Inflation
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Almost Three-Quarters of Antiretrovirals Covered by Medicare Part D Had List Price Increases Above Inflation Between 2016 and 2017
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Most Antiretrovirals Covered by Medicare Part D (as of 2017) Are Brand-Name, Single Source Medications
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Most Democrats and Democrat-Leaning Independents Favor Both Public Option and Medicare-for-all
66% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents — a majority — favor both a public option and Medicare-for-all. Minorities of those who favor either Medicare-for-all or a public option exclusively favor one proposal over the other.
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