Medicare: The Essentials

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• Medicare Enrollment, 1966-2013
• Medicare Beneficiaries as a Percent of State Populations, 2012
• Medicare Enrollment, 1970-2035
• Projected Change in Medicare Enrollment, 2000-2050
• Characteristics of the Medicare Population
• Median Income Among Medicare Beneficiaries, Overall and by Race/Ethnicity, Age, and Gender, 2012
• Distribution of Medicare Beneficiaries by Income Level, 2012
• Medicare Beneficiaries’ Utilization of Selected Medical and Long-Term Care Services, 2009
• Standard Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit, 2013
• Number of Medicare Part D Stand-Alone Prescription Drug Plans, by State, 2013
• Prescription Drug Coverage Among Medicare Beneficiaries in 2013
• Total Medicare Private Health Plan Enrollment, 1999-2013
• Distribution of Enrollment in Medicare Advantage Plans, by Plan Type, 2013
• Share of Medicare Beneficiaries Enrolled in Medicare Advantage Plans, by State, 2013
• Dually eligible beneficiaries comprise 20% of the Medicare population and 15% of the Medicaid population, 2008
• Dual eligible beneficiaries as a share of Medicare and Medicaid population and spending, 2008
• Sources of Supplemental Coverage Among Medicare Beneficiaries, 2009
• Median Out-of-Pocket Health Care Spending As a Percent of Income Among Medicare Beneficiaries, 1997-2006
• Out-of-Pocket Health Care Spending As a Percent of Income Among Medicare Beneficiaries, By Spending Percentile, 1997-2006
• Part B and Part D Out-of-Pocket Spending as a Share of Average Social Security Benefit, 1970-2010
• Distribution of Average Household Spending by Medicare and Non-Medicare Households, 2010
• Medicare as a Share of the Federal Budget, 2012
• Projected Medicare Spending, 2013-2023
• Medicare as a share of Federal Budget Outlays, and as a share of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), 1990-2020
• Medicare Benefit Payments By Type of Service, 2012
• Medicare’s Share of National Personal Health Expenditures, by Type of Service, 2012
• Distribution of Traditional Medicare Beneficiaries and Medicare Spending, 2009
• Annual Change in Per Enrollee Medicare and Private Health Insurance Spending, 1970-2011
• Sources of Medicare Revenue, 2012
• Historical and Projected Average Annual Growth Rate in Medicare Spending Per Capita and Other Measures
• Medicare Part A Trust Fund Balance at Beginning of the Year, as a Percentage of Annual Expenditures, 2012-2026
• Solvency Projections of the Medicare Part A Trust Fund, 1970-2013