Medicare

New & Noteworthy

Medicare Provisions in the 2025 Budget Reconciliation Law
This summary provides background, description, budgetary impact and related information on the Medicare provisions in the 2025 federal budget reconciliation law, previously known as the "One Big Beautiful Bill."
Health Costs Consume a Large Portion of Income for People with Medicare
Out-of-pocket health care spending by Medicare beneficiaries accounted for 39% of Social Security income per person in 2022, on average. This brief analyzes out-of-pocket health care costs as a share of Social Security income and total income.
Income and Assets of Medicare Beneficiaries in 2024
One in four Medicare beneficiaries – 16.5 million people with Medicare – lived on incomes below $24,600 per person in 2024. A look at the income, assets, and home equity of Medicare beneficiaries.
State Profiles for Dual-Eligible Individuals
This new database offers the latest national and state data and statistics on dual-eligible individuals who receive their primary health insurance coverage through Medicare and some assistance from their state Medicaid program.

Data Visualization

The Facts About Medicare Spending

This interactive provides the facts on Medicare spending. Medicare, which serves 67 million people and accounts for 12 percent of the federal budget and 21 percent of national health spending, is often the focus of discussions about health expenditures, health care affordability and the sustainability of federal health programs.

Explore data on enrollment growth, Medicare spending trends overall and per person, growth in Medicare spending relative to private insurance, spending on benefits and Medicare Advantage, Part A trust fund solvency challenges, and growth in out-of-pocket spending by beneficiaries.